Review

“Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840–1940”

The work of 13 men and women are presented here as examples of photography’s first 100 years – some are names that you know: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray and some you may not know:
Eugène Atget, Julia Margaret Cameron - how they contributed, shaped, impacted.

Image: “Devils Canyon, Geysers, Looking Down” [...]

Summer seems to be a time for books – it’s a good thing!

*Los Angeles Black Book Expo – Sat., June 14, 2008

The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) 2008 will feature authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers, [...]

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) * American artist who painted New York City life.

I love the “movement” of his paintings. You can feel the wind, hear the music…terrific.
Some of Marsh’s paintings are not quite so colorful as you see here, he gravitated toward regular people in the streets, at the burlesque, on [...]

“Los
Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections
from the Cheech Marin Collection”

6/15/08 to 11/2/08

Do you remember those “Cheech & Chong” movies from the 70’s? (The 2 main characters would spend most of their time in a comic fog due to some mind altering plants they ingested.) Well, Cheech Marin, along with his movies and TV career – [...]

Künstlerhäuser Worpswede
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are one of the largest residencies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Among former grant holders are many well-known international artists such as Emmett Williams, Koeken Ergun, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Katharina Sieverding or Egill Saebjoernsson.
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are supported by the Barkenhoff Stiftung, [...]

Here are three artists who have inspired and influenced me. I occasionally will see something in my paintings that reminds me of the many artists that I admire.

Reginald Marsh

Jacob Lawrence

Richard
Diebenkorn

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A performance by the Arizona Magic of Music & Dance
This is a great event which is transformational for both the young actors and their audience.
Title: The Jungle Book
Description: Young people with any physical or mental disability are invited to explore in a barrier-free environment the world of creative movement, self-expression, musical creation and spontaneous listening.
Start [...]

“Those that stop their questioning at 75, 60, even 30, cut short their explorations and end up with permanently unfinished lives.” (From “Life Beyond Measure: Letter to My Great-Granddaughter”)

Wise octogenarian Sydney Poitier has been a national treasure for quite awhile. He’s won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a [...]

“Arbus/Avedon/Model: Selections From The LaSalle Collection”

This exhibit, 5/16/08 thru 9/7/08, brings together 3 of the important photographers of the 1960s – portraitists, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, and Lisette Model.
Arbus : (1923 – 1971) took pictures of people outside the “norm” – dwarves, giants, street [...]

In the June issue of “Vanity Fair” magazine, page 116, there is a feature about Bobby Kennedy called “The Last Good Campaign”. It is a meld of a collection of pictures from “A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the 60’s”, by Life Magazine photographer Bill Eppridge and text from a book that covers some [...]