Stephen Wiltshire

This is simply the most amazing thing I have ever seen. You have to see this guy draw! I am flabbergasted. >>more 

Yes, Avatar is amazing. Yes, it seems like everything is absolutely real – those are ‘real’ people on screen! The fact that some of them are 8 feet tall with blue skin and a tail not withstanding! But!! >>more

David Ligare - Still Life with Apples – private collection

David Ligare’s work has a strong classical pulse but also a lively modern spirit. This is a thoughtful and insightful man – a thinker. The mysterious spaces he creates seem entirely natural and beckon us to come, relax, explore. >>more

Here is a great utube video of a curatorial talk by Dita Amory about the exhibition of Bonnard’s late interiors at the Met earlier this year (now ended). >> more

Some things never change, I guess. Like wanting to look good. >>more

Leonardo da Vinci - Mona Lisa @1503

You know sometimes all the modern technology that is currently available takes some of the fun out of life. For instance, a study done in Manchester, England using a 240 megapixel camera suggests that the Mona Lisa originally had eyebrows. >>more

Rembrandt – 1655 – The British Museum

We all know that exercise is good for us – keeps us healthy and sharp. How about our drawing skills? Do they need exercise too? Ugh – the “e” word! (That’s my reaction) However, here is a really fun way to get in some observational practice and amuse yourself at the same time. >>more

Here is my first painting of the new year. Actually, I started it in 09 but I catalogue my work by their completion dates so here is #10-01.

It had a rather interesting gestation. In one of the art blogs I read, it was suggested that >> more

His Holiness, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama 

It is hard to believe, but this blog is now 1 year old.

I try to create the blog I would like to receive, and, in fact, because I write these posts in advance, and then forget what I’ve written, I subscribe to this blog myself! It’s always fun to get my notification that Gail’s written something – I wonder what I have to say today! >>more 

Harold Garde in his studio

This is a great video and one that takes us into the future while acknowledging the challenges we all face in getting there. The artist is Harold Garde speaking of his life, his art and the journey he’s been on for the past 85 years. >>more 

Carl Moll (1861 – 1945)

Carl Moll was a Viennese artist whose work I greatly admire. He seemed to be able to straddle that fine line between abstraction and representation, between suggestion and description. I find his paintings very evocative. As my Holiday gift to you, I thought I’d share a selection of them with you today. >>more

Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890)

This is just so neat I have to share it with you!

Imagine getting a letter from Vincent Van Gogh – in fact, imagine getting letters from him on an ongoing basis. Well, you can! >>more

Bonnard – Interior With Flowers (1919) – private collection

“Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.”   Pierre Bonnard

Bonnard was a small, perhaps pensive and quiet man, but you surely wouldn’t guess that from looking at his paintings. >>more

Roman Mosaic

Mosaics are one of our oldest and most permanent art forms. The walls and floors of ancient ruins still live on through their bits of colored glass and stone. The walls of Venice’s Basilica of St. Mark sparkle and mesmerize as the flicker of candles reflect in the thousands of gold tiles on its walls. Its floor undulates but the patterning stone mosaics forgive the turbulence and roll with its unevenness. >>more