I am a huge fan of Science Fiction and Fantasy in all genres. Whether it’s Arthur C. Clarke novels or The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (extended editions, of course!) or the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series or The Sandman (comic and Netflix series), I am here for […]
Read more "Magical Realism & #MagicMondays"You may recall that I began my most recent lecture series – The Artist as Alchemist: Spirituality, Science & Magic in Art – way back in September 2021. This lecture series consists of four lectures with the epic conclusion coming this month. Before I announce the final lecture in the series, let’s do a quick […]
Read more "Wild & Witchy Women (In Art & Pop Culture)"Last week I gave the second presentation of my current lecture series – The Artist as Alchemist: Spirituality, Science & Magic in Art – via Zoom to yet another group of delightfully curious participants. In fact, they seemed to be really intrigued by this artist’s unexpected artwork. This did not surprise me one bit because […]
Read more "The Secret & The Sacred: The Art of Hilma af Klint"This year I noticed something very interesting regarding my personal research trends. In reevaluating the topics and people I spent the last two years researching, there seem to be quite a few connections to spirituality, science, mathematics and magic all swirled together in a sort of art historical stew. So, as we art historians tend […]
Read more "The Artist as Alchemist"The life story of Leonora Carrington is so fascinating that I am dumbfounded as to why it hasn’t been made into a film or multi-episode limited series. As a film it screams “Oscar bait” and as a limited series it would fit perfectly into the current trend of glamorous, yet provocatively emotional prestige television. That […]
Read more "“WandaVision” & Leonora Carrington"The next show at The Barefoot Spa is dedicated to all things animals! Please join me in celebrating furry, feathery and fun fauna as seen through the eyes of 31 Central Floridian artists. The opening is on Saturday, June 16th from 6:00 – 9:00pm and refreshments will be served. I will have two Miyazaki-inspired paintings […]
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