It seems that Andy Warhol is having a moment. Earlier this month, Netflix debuted a six-part documentary about the art world superstar titled “The Andy Warhol Diaries.” The producers mine Warhol’s most personal and intimate thoughts for new information and also to gain insight. They attempt the daring feat of answering an unanswerable question… who […]
Read more "Another 15 Minutes for Andy"Despite being a challenging and emotional year, 2020 saw the debut of a brand new 4-week class titled Modern Art Madness! vol. 2. This follow-up class to Modern Art Madness! continued the exploration of Modern Art and covered topics not discussed in the first iteration. For example, one session of this class was dedicated to […]
Read more "My Covid Classics – #11"Welcome to my 400th blog post!!! If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, then you know that I enjoy reading books about artists. Mostly, these books come in the form of historical fiction by highly regarded authors like Tracy Chevalier and Susan Vreeland. However, it is always good to hear from […]
Read more "James Rosenquist – “Painting Below Zero”"Have you ever wondered about the artistic progression from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art? If so, then you will want to attend my lecture on Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist. Rauschenberg and Rosenquist were two Florida artists who moved the art world away from the drip paintings of the Abstract Expressionists and toward the mass […]
Read more "Rauschenberg & Rosenquist"I am thrilled to finally announce my new lecture series debuting Spring 2020 – Modern Art Madness vol.2! Modern Art is such an epic movement it surely cannot be contained to just one lecture series. This spring I will explore a whole host of artists who played significant roles in the Modern Art movement and […]
Read more "Modern Art Madness vol. 2!"Calling all Marvel fans! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for since T’Challa’s debut in “Captain America: Civil War”… “Black Panther” comes out tomorrow! As you may know, I am a huge fan of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). With the “Black Panther” movie quickly approaching and all the hype rapidly building, I realized […]
Read more "Long Live the King!"This is the fourth and final piece I created for the 3rd Annual Puppet Art Show that I have featured on this blog many times. The event was quite a few years ago here in Orlando and the artwork on display was incredible. Of course, I went with a Muppet theme, but in this case, […]
Read more "Sam the Eagle"I have been trying to find the right balance of academia and creativity this month. I have multiple lectures on the horizon and a few that are brand new. However, I don’t want to completely stop painting altogether while researching and producing new lectures. My artistic goal from 2017 carries into 2018 – to only […]
Read more "True Friendship"Today I am sharing an older piece that long ago found a home with someone else. This painting is titled “Destined for Greatness” and was included in the 3rd Annual Puppet Art Show a few years back here in Orlando, FL. It’s a small acrylic piece – 5″ x 7″ – but I feel like […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 