Schütz Rendered East Coast Cityscapes
This Anton Friedrich Josef Schütz etching captures the American spirit of the modern, growing metropolis of New York City in 1926. The work by an artist and founder of the …
SPAMALOT
Director Andrew Eiden, and actors James Baker and Emma-Rose Allen talk about Ojai Art Center Theater‘s production of Spamalot, June 21st – July 21. Watch Video
Lobero Ghostly Square Grand Piano
Silently listening, a 150 year old square grand piano hid in the bowels of the Lobero Theatre. It stood in a coffin-shaped box wedge vertically in a corner, without legs, …
Derek Harrison
Derek Harrison talks about his artwork. Watch Video
Top Ten Regrets
I polled ten of my favorite clients for their buying or selling regrets regarding their collections of art, records, automobiles, antiques, contemporary culture, and books. Many clients wished they’d never …
Scrimshaw Honored Prince of Wales
This pair of mated horns engraved with iconography of Australia showcases the scrimshaw technique. Forty years ago in an antique shop, the somewhat sad face of the Prince of Wales …
Coastal Moments
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Executive Director Greg Gorga, Curator Emily Falke, and artist Thomas Van Stein talk about the Coastal Moments exhibit on display, June 13 – August 18. Watch …
What’s a Genre Painting?
BH owns an Italian watercolor genre painting featuring a classic genre style figuration. A buxom peasant girl wearing a very loose blouse listens to a man who leads a burro. …
Auction, Museum, and Art World
Elizabeth Stewart offers a review of the auction, museum, and art worlds.
Legendary Lobero Polearms
The audience waiting on the steps of the Lobero Theatre on Sunday night December 9, 1957, consisted of hip jazz lovers, some from the College Jazz Club, sponsors of the …