If you walked into a gallery and saw this painting, you might identify it as the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. But how about these? I recently discovered this…
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I learned somewhere that the invention of the ferrule, the metal part of the paintbrush that holds the hairs on the handle, was one of the most significant developments in…
My trip to Japan in 2016 was life-changing. The moment I left that magical country, I vowed to return. My trip for 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19, like so…
Alma Thomas created the painting, Red Sunset, Old Pond Concerto in 1972, when she was 81 years of age. Thomas’ painting career bloomed after her retirement as an art teacher…
The life and work of American artist Tyrus Wong is portrayed in the film, “Tyrus” on the American Masters series from PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/tyrus-full-film/9317/Wong’s story is complex: poverty, racism, artistic mastery,…
Bloody Heads, oil on paper, Collection of Metropolitan Museum Of Art, NYC Miriam Beerman is a visual artist whose works are so powerful that I cannot comprehend why she is not…
My life on the Washington coast has been dominated by the daily visual experience of the sky and water. Every evening I turn toward the setting sun and pause in…
On the Washington coast of the US, we often have dark and cloudy winters. The beauty of the sunset on some of these days comes just at the last few…
Among some folks of West Coast cities there exists a notion that they “don’t see color”. I’m somewhat colorful myself and I find that concept rather offensive. Why not be…