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At Culver City With Art Critic Megan Abrahams

At Culver City With Art Critic Megan Abrahams My latest visit to the Culver City galleries was particularly enhanced by having the company of art critic Megan Abrahams.  Even better, we seldom disagreed about the merits of art we viewed.  … Continue reading

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Lessons From Tom Wudl

I’ve written much regarding the art of Tom Wudl but nothing about what it was like to be his student. What prompted me to correct this omission? I began reflecting that, in spite of having had many art teachers over … Continue reading

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Current Art Worth Seeing in Culver City

In spite of the summer gallery doldrums, a trip to Culver City to view artwork is far from a waste of time.  Sure, there’s plenty of pseudo-profundity art that we’ve all come to know and expect, and some galleries are … Continue reading

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The “Fine” Art of Finding Galleries in Santa Fe

If you go to Santa Fe to view art worthy of the adjective “fine,” it helps to have a heads up when stumbling through the maze of shops selling turquoise jewelry, boots, hats, dresses, shirts, blankets, pottery, and an amazing … Continue reading

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Peter Shire In Studio and at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery

When I watched the sculptor/ceramicist Peter Shire at work in his vast studio, I saw an artist completely at home in and with his art.  Like George Mallory climbing a mountain “…because it’s there…,” Shire creates his art because he … Continue reading

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New Book on the Legendary Peter Selz

  Biographies of artists are everywhere, but how often does one find a biography of an art historian? At a recent reading and book signing at the Jack Rutberg Gallery, I discovered such a book, Paul Karlstrom’s new biography on … Continue reading

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