One of my students asked me about museum sketching, and I thought my answer would make a nice blog post: This is me sketching from Velazquez’ Las Meninas in the Prado museum in Madrid, Spain a few years ago. There was a near-constant crowd of people in front of this […]
Year: 2022
In memoriam Tünde Wehli (1943-2019)
Photo of Tünde Wehli, taken at the celebration of her 70th birthday, 2013 It is with sadness that I report on the passing of art historian Tünde Wehli, on November 18, 2019, in the 76th year of her life. Tünde Wehli had been a long-time senior researcher at the Institute […]
What gratitude looks like to the CMA Docents
The Columbus Museum of Art Docents volunteer their time and talent by leading tours and roaming in the galleries. We’re grateful for their ongoing commitment to providing great experiences with great art, and we asked several current docents to share what CMA works make them think of gratitude this Thanksgiving. […]
II. an anthropologist he wrote a book, he called it “myths of heaven”
2. Rare rain outside The Bay and its windows and skylights and tent flaps. 3. […]
RedDot Podcast | An Interview with Franny Moyle, Author of Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J.M.W. Turner
An interview with Franny Moyle, Author of Turner: the Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of JMW Turner. I picked up Franny’s biography on Turner earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about this important artist’s life. Turner is one of the United Kingdom’s greatest artists, and is, perhaps, its best […]
Titles Make All the Difference – Perspectives from The Artist’s Road
Titles Can Make All the Difference Perspectives from The Artist’s Road Impression, Sunrise 1872 Claude Moneton the wall of the Musée Marmottan Monet After our pre-pandemic workshop in Provence, we had the delight of visiting Paris for a few days and most especially, of visiting the Musée Marmottan Monet. […]
3 Ways Art Benefits Mental Health
The Effects of Stress We all face a lot of stress nowadays, whether it be due to world events, the pandemic, or events in our own lives. This stress causes real physical and emotional harm to us if we don’t take steps to mitigate it as well as we can. […]
Track Changes : Open Space
The colophon for the original Open Space, published by White Rabbit Press. The 1965 volume is a cherished gift from OS contributor and then-colleague Jay Mollica. It’s 9:44 p.m. on the last Monday in October. I just finished editing the last first draft for Open Space’s last season. Lots more […]
All About The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Title of Artwork: “The Adoration of the Shepherds” Artwork by Giorgione Year Created 1505 – 1510 Summary of The Adoration of the Shepherds Giorgione, an Italian Renaissance painter, finished The Adoration of the Shepherds in 1505–1510. The painting is sometimes still referred to as the Allendale Nativity, after a previous […]
