Review

I completed this painting quickly. I don’t know where the idea came from and I had trouble coming up with a name for it. I’m guessing that my brain was trying to tell me that I am not in control.
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The Art Institute of Chicago is presenting an exhibition of noted artist Jasper Johns from November 3, 2007 thru January 6, 2008.  The event focuses on his use of the color “gray”.
“This exhibition emerges from broader studies of Johns’ approach to form, examining for the first time the artist’s use of gray in his [...]

  
Blonde Faith, is the final book of the popular series, written by Walter Mosley.
We were introduced to Easy Rawlins in Devil in a Blue Dress, 1990. (This was also made into a great 1995 movie with Denzel as “Easy” and Don Cheadle as his explosively, lethal buddy “Mouse”.)
“Easy” becomes a reluctant private investigator in 50’s [...]

Old Mole, 1985 (Red cedar, 61 x 61 x 34 in.)
African-American sculptor, Martin Puryear has an exhibit of 30 years of his wood, stone and metal sculptures at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (Thru Jan. 14, 2008). “His work may superficially resemble tools or furniture, but they are imbued with a deep [...]

“Art Thursdays”, drawing and watercolor classes for beginning and intermediate
artists and a plein air open studio, to be held in Cave Creek beginning on January 17, 2008.
The classes will run for 8 weeks, through March 6.
“Beginning Drawing” will be taught by Larry Charles on Thursdays from 9 am to noon and Bill Lundquist will [...]

The idea of making your own gifts is not intended to do harm to the established gift selling retail outlets. No harm intended.
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  Denzel. He is a “single name” person - like Cher, Madonna, Fidel. I must admit I’m supremely biased - I think Mr. Washington is fabulous. Just watch him walk! I saw him Off Broadway in the 80’s in a great piece called the “A Soldier’s Play”, written by Charles Fuller. It was just after [...]

Every year the “powers that be” dish out a mind boggling assortment of goodies, games and toys for all ages. This year I will add to the excitement with a series of small paintings. Most will be gifts to friends and family, but I think a good idea to give something that you’ve made.
I’ve [...]

 
All 10 of his plays together in one box! They all have intros by actors, directors, etc that have an appreciation of Mr.Wilson’s work. The plays could always be purchased separately, but now they are collected in hard cover with a nice presentation box.
In 2005, August Wilson completed the ten-play cycle:

1900s - Gem of [...]

 She sings the music of Cape Verde, an island off the west coast of Africa which declared independence from Portugal in 1975.
Singing both in Portuguese, and in the language of her small country, Lura mixes some of the musical traditions, like “Morna”, with a more contemporary, urban sound.  Different from the better known tragic, emotional [...]