Adrian Stewart Master Watercolorist
Watercolorist Adrian Stewart talks about painting and art.
Compotes Carry Southern Tradition
My Southern clients, with long family ties to Charleston or New Orleans, always astound me. These Santa Barbara transplants, who’ve lived in Santa Barbara for generations, own great silver, textiles …
Webb Telescope as ARTIST
I talk about what Astrophotography can teach us about how we see BEAUTY.
Treasured Werken Flavius Josephus
PS owns a splendid, rare work of Jewish History worth around $3,000 on the old book market. Werken Flavius Josephus, published in Amsterdam in 1722, is a translation of the …
Making Waves Conversations
Mark Sylvester, chef, improviser, introNetworks developer, and co-founder of TEDxSantaBarbara, talks about his long-running podcast Making Waves.
Rightsizing Looks at How You Use Your Home
My friend Mo asked me to discuss RIGHTSIZING, a newly coined term, as it pertains to lived space, opposed to the horrific and overused term DOWNSIZING. We know in the …
Eye Catching Citrus Crate Labels
ER owns three citrus crate labels, and wonders if they’re valued as art or pieces of paper. The first label is recognizable—Goleta. We’ve all seen that on tea towels and …
Air Love and Love
Claudia Hoag McGarry talks about her new play Air Love and Love, joined by actors Peter Rojas, Dalina Klan, Vladimir Hurtado, and Bojana Hill. See the play Saturday, July 16 …
HOT NEWS in the artworld Part Two
I continue my talk about stories found recently on ArtNetNews, headquartered in NYC, and The Art Newspaper, with offices in NYC and London.
Religious Mosaics Equal Byzantine Wonders
CR owns a pair of religious mosaics, one a Christ figure and one of Mary. These exceptional mosaics measure fifteen by twenty inches, weighing eighteen pounds, set in lead. He …