Carl and Karin Larsson. Part 1. – my daily art display
My blog today focuses on the lives and works of a very talented nineteenth century Swedish couple, Carl and Karin Larsson, a couple whose upbringing was so different. Self Portrait…
On the Spot: Viktoria Górko
Now that autumn is right here for fantastic, it’s a best time to appreciate the art of Viktoria Górko. Her cartoon illustrations beam with cozy warmth and soothing sincerity, a…
An Introduction to the Sumerian Civilization
About 6000 years ago, a civilization possessing a technology so advanced at the time that it seemed alien suddenly sprouted in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers,…
Guest Room Office Ideas For An Efficient Work Space
If you have a spare room in your house, you might be wondering what to do with it. Why not turn it into a guest room office? This way, you…
Voiceless Mass and Selections by Pulitzer Prize–Winning Composer Raven Chacon
Voiceless Mass and Choices by Pulitzer Prize–Winning Composer Raven Chacon etipton Fri, 10/07/2022 – 14:39 Be part of us for the one particular-year anniversary efficiency of Voiceless Mass, a get…
Louis Quatorze (XIV) 1643-1715
A few months after the death of Richelieu, Louis Xlll died, leaving his five-year-old son Louis XIV to reign for seventy-two years, first under the restraint of Mazarin, and later…
ArtCatto Gallery – my daily art display
Often when you visit small galleries which are staging a joint exhibition of paintings done by a small number of artists, you like some and are disappointed with others. I…
Alice Walker Breaks Out As One of the Leading Female Voices in African American Literature
An African American writer and activist Alice Walker began publishing her fiction and poetry during the latter years of the Black Arts movement in the 1960’s. Born in 1944 in…
On The Spot: Joohyung Seo
Tender, cloudy and ethereal, they’re like desires or lengthy-shed childhood recollections. Joohyung Seo’s illustrations merge visual storytelling with impressionist spontaneity to convey out some of the most atmospheric art you’ll…
Saving and Restoring the Historic California WPA Mural, Richmond – Industrial City
You would think that Victor Arnautoff, the artistic director of the extensive murals at Coit Tower in nearby San Francisco and a protégé of Diego Rivera would get some respect.…