Luminous Surprise

August 18th, 2010
Luminous Surprise

Retrospectives are so informative. To have the opportunity to immerse oneself in someone else’s lifetime of artistic exploration can be energizing and inspiring. I stopped by the Whitney on my way to the airport a few weeks ago. A friend had told me that I should see the Charles Burchfield show that was there. I […]

Art is ALWAYS the destination: the Brandywine Museum

July 12th, 2010
Art is ALWAYS the destination: the Brandywine Museum

Not all those who wander are lost. JRR Tolkein ART is always my destination. Enroute to a wedding celebration, we traveled down the eastern edge of this continent this weekend. Saturday was spent almost entirely on a pilgrimage to the Brandywine Museum: the home, studio and museum of NC and Andrew Wyeth. What a dynamically […]

Wonderful Workshop with Morten Solberg

June 20th, 2010
Wonderful Workshop with Morten Solberg

The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color. Hans Hofman I just had the good fortune to spend three days at the Bennington Center for the Arts immersed in color and creativity. Morten E. Solberg was the featured artist at the Art of the Animal Kingdom […]

Open Studios!

May 28th, 2010

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney It’s time for OPENINGS! Last night, this night blooming cereus opened it’s 10″ blossom in our living room. Quite an exciting moment! Clearly, openings are IN! If you’re curious, as Walt […]

Open Studios!

May 28th, 2010
Open Studios!

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney It’s time for OPENINGS! Last night, this night blooming cereus opened it’s 10″ blossom in our living room. Quite an exciting moment! Clearly, openings are IN! If you’re curious, as Walt […]

Art, Honor, Good Sense and the kindness of friends

May 17th, 2010
Art, Honor, Good Sense and the kindness of friends

“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” Winston Churchill Thanks Winston! Great advice. I think you might have painted this too, had you not been so busy saving the free world! […]