“Another opening, another show”

2009 * A blank calendar, a blank slate – to create, to contribute, to cram full of the good things in life. Happy New Year! Btw: “Another Opening, Another Show” From “Kiss Me Kate”, Cole Porter musical (Broadway 1948, film 1953) “Another op’nin, another show In Philly, Boston, or...

Tip On Pencil Portrait Drawing – The Problem Of Seeing

For untrained artists the problem of seeing lies in the inconsistency that exists between the actual visual reality of an object and the way the brain attempts to represent our perception of this reality on the drawing paper. This attempt always involves the tendency to draw our symbolic preconception...

An Inspiring Love Story – Slumdog Millionaire

During the holidays “Slumdog Millionaire” was given national distribution, which means that I finally got to see it. I, like many others, endured the lines to get into the multiplex  but most people were there to see the new Clint Eastwood film, Gran Torino or the many other Hollywood Christmas...

The Louvre and the Masterpiece at High Museum, Atlanta

Museum exhibits offer a vivid way to learn about art and culture. This show at the High Museum in Atlanta runs until September 09, and looks to reflect what is seen as “masterpiece” and how our views have changed or progressed over time. What is a Masterpiece? What is a Masterpiece? will be...

At the Met: Drawings – 1400s to 1900s

“Raphael to Renoir: Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna” January 21 – April 26, 2009 500 years of drawings from the Renaissance to the 20th century will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The usual suspects from Italy, France, Holland and England are all represented in all...