It’s the End of the Year as We Know It

The year is nearly over, and I want to say THANK YOU to all of YOU. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in The Wandering Art Historian book club, attended my online lectures, or participated in my Zoom classes. THANK YOU to everyone who signed up for my email newsletter and to all those who […]

The Art of “Hannibal” – Part 2

If you plan to watch the show Hannibal, please know that there are… ***Spoilers Ahead*** The second half of the third season of Hannibal is dedicated to the Red Dragon storyline found in Harris’ book of the same name and in the films “Manhunter” (1986) and “Red Dragon” (2002). Interestingly, art plays a major role […]

“Birds of Prey”

While I prefer the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DCEU (DC Extended Universe), I finally got around to watching 2019’s “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.” Besides being the most enjoyable film of the DC franchise thus far, I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of art historical references. For […]

THANK YOU!

My sincerest gratitude to all those who tuned in to last night’s presentation of “Art History in Pop Culture” for the Orlando Fringe. If you have ever attended one of my lectures or classes, then you know that I am not like most art history instructors. I am a big nerdy weirdo with no shame […]

Virtual Fringe in 2020

The Fringe that almost was… LIVES ON! That’s right, we are currently on Day 7 of Fringe Today! the virtual Fringe Festival of 2020 here in Central Florida. Because the Orlando Fringe moved to the world wide interwebs, more people can participate and all performances and presentations are FREE! So far I have watched the […]

Basquiat & Haring

As you know, I am debuting a new lecture series – Modern Art Madness vol. 2! – this spring with the Winter Garden Art Association. Needless to say, I have been up to my eyeballs in research and Power Point presentations. Session 3 of this new series is dedicated to the art of the 1980’s […]

Bob Ross

I finally went to pay my respects to the man himself… Bob Ross. Bob Ross is buried here in Central Florida and this feels very auspicious to me. A number of local artists have posted to social media that they have visited his grave site, so in a way, it has become a sort of […]

Modern Marvel Art Show

Saturday night was the opening of the Modern Marvel Art Show at Hourglass Brewing in Longwood, FL. I am thrilled to have three pieces included in such an epic art show dedicated to one of my most favorite fandoms – the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The artwork on display in this show is stellar! Amazing things […]

Opposites Attract

Today I share the final two paintings I created for the 15 Squared Art Show currently on view at The Barefoot Spa in Orlando, FL. Sticking with my pop culture theme, I decided to paint Calcifer from “Howl’s Moving Castle” by Hayao Miyazaki and Baby Groot from “Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2” by James […]

Feline Friends

My painting of Dante from the Disney Pixar film “Coco” is currently residing at The Barefoot Spa as part of the 15 Squared Art Show. While he is an older piece, I decided to paint a couple of new feline friends to keep him company. In keeping with my pop culture theme, I painted Jiji […]