Review

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
On view will be Hopper’s work from 1925 thru mid 20th century. The image above is “Chop Suey”, 1929 (oil on canvas) For more info: www.mfa.org

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Caught Mr Rangel as he was discussing his new book on one of the cable shows. He was so relaxed and personable and enjoying himself so much during the interview that I paused to listen.Besides detailing his political rise to be appointed Democratic chair of the Ways and Means Committee, his book, “And I [...]

The Scottsdale Artists’ School wraps up

The Creative Process Lecture Series

for the season with a slide presentation of the work of world renown artist Joaquin Sorolla by painter John Kilroy. The lecture will take place at 7 pm Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
Sorolla was born in Valencia, Spain [...]

Just a reminder:Â “Dreamgirls” Â DVD - on sale and available for rent (love Netflix) on May 1!
Best to be watched wearing lots of sequins and lots of hair. Divine fun.
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“Precious Ramotswe ” is Botswana’s only female private investigator - the main character of the “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith. I noticed a few years back that Ms Ramotswe and the authors name were listed week after week on the SF & Bay area California paper back bestseller list. [...]

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” was running on PBS during their pledge weeks. It wasn’t the Mary Martin film of 1950’s, but a musical done “in concert”, all in character and full voice w/o sets, at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile the estate owner. The cast was great, but as always, Brian [...]

B.Martin(c)2007
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Just got a CD! (I wore my old tape out).
I love “West Side Story” and I love that I can revisit the ‘61 film on DVD, on CD and at the occasional theater revival. Based on Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, it was transplanted to the 50’s west side of Manhattan with [...]

I usually stay away from themes, the stories in my paintings are not consistent from one painting to another, except that I normally say I am complete with a painting once I recognize the people who are in the painting. I don’t really know them, but they look to me like people who I would [...]

French with English subtitles.
If you’ve read any of Belgian writer Georges Simenon’s mysteries with Inspector Maigret or seen the BBC series with Michaael Gambon as the wise, humane sleuth, you might enjoy a French version.
Independent public broadcaster MHz Networks offers a Maigret French detective series on its national program service “MHz WORLDVIEW”. The series [...]