A Morning with Janna Ireland
Artist Janna Ireland discusses the talks she will give about her exhibition Janna Ireland: True Story Index at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on Sunday, February 25 at 11 …
Bust of Vigée Le Brun
LM sent me a photo of a thirty inch tall terra cotta bust of a gorgeous young French female of the late 18th century. Her beauty is classic even today: …
Wrestling with a Creative Block
For some time I’ve wanted to write about the devastating creative artist’s BLOCK, sometimes referred to as writer’s block. What do you do when you, a creative person, feel …
Capturing & Recapturing: A Day in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Curator Helene Schneider and photographer Santi Visalli talk about his exhibit, Capturing & Recapturing: A Day in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Community Arts Workshop …
The Zen of Publishing
HG scored this book at a flea market. Daisetz Suzuki’s Zen and Japanese Culture – a classic printed in hundreds of languages. Bollingen Foundation, known for publishing books of significant impact …
The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Guest host Richard Dugan talks with Grammy-nominated pianist Mona Golabek who will performs some of the world’s most beloved music as she shares her mother’s riveting true story of survival …
Picture This: Casino de Monte-Carlo
DD sent me a seafront shot of what she thinks is a view of a church and a bathhouse. Note both sections of the photo. I searched for a similar …
Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara
Isaac Garrett and Rod Rolle from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara talk about the 2024 MLK holiday activities this Monday. Watch Video
Big Numbers: Prices Paid for Masterpieces in 2023
$14.2 billion!! That’s the total income for fine art Christie’s and Sotheby’s generated through auctions and private sales. The figure shows a drop of 13% from 2022 at $16.4 billion. …
Shreve & Co. Candlesticks: Scrap or Not?
PJ said he wants to sell pair of candlesticks that don’t match his wife’s taste. He inherited them from someone he had little connection to. Their significant heft made him …