The Glorious Color of Luigi Rist
Roses #2, 1946, by Luigi Rist Most readers will be familiar with the names Winslow Homer and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec mentioned in my novel, Restrike, but I included a few lesser-known artists from...
View ArticlePrivate Lives: Getting Out and About
We emerged from our hermit-like existence in Southern California to visit the San Francisco Fine Print Fair, held at the Golden Gate Club in Presidio Park. Reba wanted to consult with Gala Chamberlain...
View ArticleWeeds in Detroit, Calatrava in Milwaukee
We made a quick trip to visit two museums. Talk about selling the collection of the Detroit Institute of Art prompted a visit to see the great Diego Rivera mural of the Ford factory, which has its own...
View ArticleA Passion for Flowers
Dear Reader, I love flowers. You probably do, too. You may think everyone loves flowers, but not so. My mother disliked flowers and did not want them near her. In the small Southern town where I spent...
View ArticleMuseum Visits
We saw two beautiful exhibits at the National Gallery in Washington: “Degas/Cassatt” and “Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In.” Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt at the Louvre, c. 1879, pastel, Philadelphia...
View ArticlePoppies
The moat of the Tower of London is a river of red poppies, a startling sight. The Daily Telegraph produced the best photo, with the Queen and Prince Philip walking through the flowers. The poppies are...
View ArticleLos Angeles Review of Books
So pleased to read this in-depth, thoughtful review of Dave’s SMALL VICTORIES in the Los Angeles Review of Books. David Williams has written a valuable and pleasurable book. In addition to all the...
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