August has arrived and the summer art shows are winding down. August is that weird month where the weather still screams summer, but all of us creative types are scrambling in preparation for the chaos of the upcoming fall. Fall in Florida means a brief reprieve from the heat and multiple epic art events each […]
Read more "Summer’s End"As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I LOVE The Muppets. A few years ago, a local art show was organized to celebrate all things puppets and puppetry. It was an incredible show that filled an entire warehouse in an industrial part of town. This show featured some of the best and most […]
Read more "Pepe the King Prawn"This painting is a combination of two things I love with a passion – The Muppets and Wes Anderson films. A few years ago, Stardust Video and Coffee in Winter Park, FL hosted a Wes Anderson-themed art show. When the idea hit me for a pop culture mash-up (another thing I love with a passion), […]
Read more "“The Life Aquatic”"I am slowly working my way through all the Miyazaki films and I’m loving every minute of it! Each film hits me right in the feels in sometimes surprising ways. Themes like the importance of loyalty in friendship, the love of family and a devotion to the Earth illustrate a deep sense of humanity set […]
Read more "“Friends in the Forest”"The “Seuss Whimsy Art Show” hosts its artist reception and meet-and-greet this Saturday, July 22nd from 1:00-4:00pm at Osceola Arts in Kissimmee, FL. My painting, “Frances McFeather,” is included in this show and I am very excited! The Director of Visual Arts, Marilyn Cortes-Lovato, was kind enough to give a few of the artists (myself […]
Read more "The Whimsy of Dr. Seuss"In a previous blog post I alluded to a painting I did of my beagle pup, Chipper, dressed as Frida Kahlo. It all started with a photograph I took of Chip wearing a flower crown and a shawl. I wondered if I could paint a version of the photo in the style of Frida and […]
Read more "“Winter Garden’s Best Friends” Art Show"I think it is fair to say that the majority of my paintings fall into a pretty general and obvious category – CUTE. It seems that whatever I’m painting – cupcakes, critters, ice cream cones, dinos, space ships, trees, cakes, pop culture references, etc. – things usually end being brightly colored and super cute. That […]
Read more "“Art Therapy” Part 1"Today I’ll be working on a very special piece of artwork for a fundraising event this Fall. For this event, local artists are asked to paint a wooden wine box that will then be auctioned off to raise funds for the Zebra Coalition. I am honored and humbled to be one of the artists contributing […]
Read more "My Neighbor Totoro"This is a busy, art-filled week for The Wandering Art Historian! I have a lecture Tuesday night and an ART PARTY Thursday night. Plus, I have an assortment of secret projects in the works – new lectures, new lecture locations and new art shows. The biggest thing is that I have a bunch of NEW […]
Read more "New Artwork on the Way!"
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