Maxfield Parrish Prints a Great Addition to Any Wall
Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), an American Quaker master of the fantastic, created a commercial style also recognized as fine art. Known as a book and magazine illustrator in great demand, an …
Spangler: A Santa Barbara Artist by Penny Paine
Author Penny Paine talks about her latest book, Spangler: A Santa Barbara Artist, about Dennis Spangler (1953-2016). Watch Video
1970s Folk Craftsmanship
At the Boys & Girls Club, my favorite thrift store in Ventura, I found an ugly Brutalist folk art style wood carving. This one-legged man sits with a cane. For …
Winnie Cheung and Friends
Winnie cheung discusses her show with Nomad Tango, Winnie Cheung and Friends on Sunday, August 3 at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club. Watch Video
Overcoming Artist Block
My Montecito artist friend, AWS, experienced the phenomena we call “artist block.” He taught a class to a local Arts Association about ways to overcome “creative block.” He called last …
19th-Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Brigette Ginter talks with Eichholz Foundation Director Amada Cruz about the Encore: 19th-Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art show on exhibit October 5, 2025 – January …
Masks of the Zaire Region
KMcD sent me a photo of four African masks purchased in Tanzania and Kenya, originally from Zaire, the Congo. I love these masks because I spent two years in upper …
Mary Shelley: Year With No Summer
Award-winning novelist and playwright Jule Selbo talks about the world premiere of her play Mary Shelley: Year With No Summer presented by the Ojai Performing Arts Theater August 8-17 at …
Modernism Philosophy Centered Around Affordable Furniture
At age twenty I worked as a dancer in Michigan with a touring company of Showboat. I loved the Grand Rapids area. One day off in the late 1970s I …
Rincon Point
Authors Stephen Bates and Vincent Burns talk about their new book Rincon Point, part of Arcadia Publishing’s best-selling Images of America History Book series. Watch Video!