Let’s Thank PBS

art21 presents on PBS Oct. 21“Anything is Possible” William Kentridge. In trying to make sense of what is going on around me and inside of me, I forget that the world doesn’t owe me an explanation nor does it owe me an outcome that I will be satisfied with. Artist live in a realm of make...

Lady GaGa and Katy Perry

A personal observation and not a critique of these two performers. They seem similar to me, except Lady Gaga scares me a bit and I find Katy Perry fun. I am not their target market and I am fascinated by their performances. They remind me of high wire or trapeze artists, it looks dangerous (and it is) and...

Tie Dye Lives!

I love textiles. Texture and color just spurs imagination. Remember “Tie Dye”? It did not begin and end in the 60’s – the dyeing continues and the San Francisco de Young Museum’s presentation called “To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color“, explores the past and also brings us up to date. “To...

Stieglitz at Seaport

The Seaport Museum of New York City has gathered a series of photographs by Alfred Stieglitz that he took from his apartment window during the 1890’s – 1930’s. “Forty original prints borrowed from major art museums and private collections throughout the United States illustrate the two major...

It’s Good to Get Out and Meet the World

Attending  3rd Friday in Phoenix this past Friday we noticed a delightful and joyous smile inside the Five 15 Galley . It was fellow artist and friend Joan Waters who introduced me to artist Catherine Ruane, her drawings and her family. Catherine’s  “Out West” exhibit is beautiful and...