March Classes with the RCLL

My February classes with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning are wrapping up this week.  While that always makes me a little sad, I am also excited to start new classes next week! The Legacy of Vincent van Gogh This very special class will take an in-depth look at one of the world’s most famous […]

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New Year, New Classes!

The new year is finally here – YOU MADE IT!  With a new year comes new journeys through art history.  Are you ready to wander with me in 2020? I am offering six classes this spring with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning.  I am bringing one class out of The Wandering Art Historian “vault” […]

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The Art World: TODAY

I am so excited to share some big news… I am debuting a brand new class with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and it begins next week!  I have been perfecting this class for about a year now and I am pleased it is finally coming to fruition.  The Art World: TODAY discusses what is […]

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Spring 2019 Class Schedule

The class schedule is up for the Spring 2019 semester of the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and registration is live.  This spring I am offering five classes and it will be your last opportunity to take some of them.  That’s right – after this semester some of my classes will be retired into The […]

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Meme School

My class, “Art History in Pop Culture,” kicked off last week at the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and I had two very special students in attendance.  Lisa Garza (reporter) and Red Huber (photographer) work for the Orlando Sentinel and they both sat in on the first session of my class.  Today they posted a […]

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Meme Culture

I am so grateful to Harry Sayer and the Winter Park/Maitland Observer for the article published today on my upcoming class at the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning.  “Art History in Pop Culture” takes a closer look at how art history influences today’s pop culture trends, including memes. Here is a brief excerpt from the […]

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Frida Kahlo in “Coco”

If you are one of the few who has not yet seen the Disney Pixar film “Coco,” then you are missing out on one of the most hilarious “cameos” in a recent film.  “Coco” is the story of a young boy who is transported to The Land of the Dead on Dia de los Muertos.  […]

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Berthe Morisot

Have you ever heard of Berthe Morisot? Morisot was a highly acclaimed French Impressionist who was admired and respected by her peers.  Her hero was Camille Corot and her brother-in-law was Edouard Manet.  Her work appeared in every Impressionist show, but one – that year she was pregnant.  One can view this painting by Morisot, […]

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The Allure of Frida Kahlo

What is it about Frida Kahlo that makes her so fascinating?  Is it her artwork or her unconventional fashion sense?  Is it her passionate love for her home country of Mexico?  Is it the tumultuous love affair she shared with Diego Rivera?  I believe it is all these things and more that keep us captivated […]

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