Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 4 – Judith & Buffy Summers

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 4 features a closer look at Judith and Buffy Summers.*** “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich This phrase was taken from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s 1976 article on Puritan funeral services. However, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian wasn’t […]

Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 3 – Cassandra & Ellen Ripley

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 3 features a closer look at Cassandra and Ellen Ripley.*** They say a prophet is not welcome in their own hometown and nothing could be more accurate for these two ladies. Both Cassandra and Ripley are blessed with foresight, […]

Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 1 – Athena & Wonder Woman

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 1 features a closer look at Athena and Wonder Woman.*** Humans sure do love stories, don’t they? And we really love stories about heroes fighting villains, the underdog taking out Goliath and the universal battle between good and evil. […]

A Closer Look at Famous Sculptures

My most recent YouTube series explores the world of art in three dimensions. Every Thursday in March, I shared a new video discussing a famous sculpture to The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel. I specifically chose sculptures that would challenge perspectives and, hopefully, generate dialogue. All five videos are now LIVE on my YouTube channel […]

Edmonia Lewis Stamps

I am thrilled to share with you that yet another amazing artist is being commemorated with her own stamp! You can now purchase stamps from the USPS honoring Edmonia Lewis, famed American sculptor of the late 1800’s. Edmonia’s story is all about overcoming obstacles to see one’s creative vision come to life and this she […]

Soul Creativity w/ Naven Lizon

Naven Lizon is a fellow creative person who understands just how difficult it can be to not only find one’s artistic voice, but to also express it in its most authentic form. Naven recognized very early in 2020 that the “pandemic pause” would force us all to reevaluate our livelihoods and that after all the […]

ART SNACKS!

I hope you will join me every Tuesday on The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel for ART SNACKS! This NEW, long-running web series offers viewers a variety of art historical fun facts, mysteries, urban legends, interesting insights and more, all in “bite-sized” videos that last about five minutes or less. Long time followers of this […]

A Closer Look at Famous Paintings – Part 2

Please visit The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel to watch my newest web series – A Closer Look at Famous Paintings, Part 2! Every Tuesday in May, a new video was published examining a few of my favorite paintings. In Part 2 of this series, I focused on paintings that are discussed in my online […]

How to Read a Movie

The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel has been a bit quiet since October 2020, but all that changed last month. My newest web series – How to Read a Movie – debuted in February and the response has been astounding! If that title sounds at all familiar, it’s because it is a direct callback to […]

In the Artist’s Studio – UPDATE!

Back in September, I announced the next web series headed to The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel. “In the Artist’s Studio” was intended to be a set of videos encouraging viewers to add a little creativity to everyday life. In the form of simple, but fun craft tutorials subtly inspired by the month of October, […]