Check out this crazy cool mural by artist Tim Parker! It is filled to the brim with an assortment of pop culture references and this is only a small fraction of the entire mural. It feels like a scavenger hunt – the longer you look at the mural, the more references you see! You can […]
Read more "Mount Dora Mural"In my current lecture series – #ArtHistoryTrending – we explore the connections between art historical traditions and current pop culture and social media trends. In Session 2 we will discuss the trend of taking food photos and posting them to Instagram and the Dutch Baroque tradition of still life paintings. We will also look at […]
Read more "Still Lifes & #SquadGoals"Pop culture, advertising, social media… what do they all have in common??? They all find their inspiration in art history! I passionately believe that the pop culture we create today is the art history we’ll study in 100 years. Want proof? Join me for the first session of my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series hosted by the Winter Garden Art […]
Read more "#ArtHistoryTrending"The original Muppet Babies animated show debuted in September of 1984. However, the public got their first glimpse of the Muppets as babies in the film “The Muppets Take Manhattan” which debuted that summer. In that film, Miss Piggy daydreams about what it would have been like if they had all known each other as […]
Read more "Baby Animal"You cannot deny that the internet is changing not only the way we SEE art, but the way in which we PERCEIVE art as well. Please join me for a fun, humorous, yet still insightful exploration of art historical influences on today’s pop culture trends as I kick off my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series a week […]
Read more "Art History + the Internet = Pop Culture?"THANK YOU to everyone who made it to the opening of the “Totally 80’s!” Art Show this past weekend at The Barefoot Spa! It was a wonderful turn out and all the guests seemed to really enjoy the trip back in time to the decade of excess. My favorite part was seeing what people connected […]
Read more "Baby Kermit"The 1980’s are back and in a BIG way! Shows like “Stranger Things” and “G.L.O.W.” are pure 80’s and even film remakes, like “It,” shift the story’s time period from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. The love for the 80’s is everywhere – especially in design – if you take the time to look for […]
Read more "The 1980’s"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!"I am SO excited to invite all of you to the opening for the “Totally 80’s!” Art Show on Saturday, March 10th from 6:00 – 9:00pm at The Barefoot Spa. Expertly curated by artist, Parker Sketch, this show will have you reminiscing about the wonder and the magic of the 1980’s. Neon colors, arcade games, […]
Read more "Totally 80’s Art Show!"This was a funny piece I painted a few years ago depicting Sam the Eagle from The Muppets as Spock from Star Trek (the original series). I gave this painting to my sister as she is a big Star Trek fan. I am a huge fan of pop culture “mash-ups.” When the combination of two […]
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