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One of my favorite pastimes is silently sitting on my deck and staring at the setting sun as large amounts of clouds waft in the sky. I watch the bright Cerulean Blue sky turn to Royal Blue, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine … Continue reading →

Have you ever walked down the aisle of a supermarket to get one of your favorite food items only to find that it’s been discontinued? That’s when you run through all of Elsabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of loss and grief: … Continue reading →

In Echo Park many streets rise seemingly straight up at precipitous angles and descend the same way. One could say that this is Los Angeles’ version of Wayne Thiebaud’s San Francisco hills. In fact, if you drive up one of … Continue reading →

A few years ago, the English artist David Hensel submitted a sculpted head on a stone plinth and wood support to a juried exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Having received a letter of acceptance, he naturally … Continue reading →

Yes, five artists viewing a retrospective exhibit of another artist, what could be better than that? The show:  Marlene Dumas at MOCA.  The five artists: Ilona Bloch, Nicole Duet, Richard Bruland (check out his new web site), Dori Atlantus and … Continue reading →

Last year I discovered a truly wondrous place, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.   Sure, the Gallery had its requisite portraits, great ones too, like Alice Neel’s iconic 1980 nude of herself; and unusual ones such as, if you … Continue reading →