Psychedelic Poster Artist Moscoso
Lucky KK sent me a signed lithograph she found by the famed psychedelic poster artist Victor Moscoso. He signed it in pencil, dated 1964, and wrote the title in the …
Art and Architecture on Tour: Crisis Impact on Global Educational Travel
This week’s virtual guests: Allan Langdale, PhD Architectural Historian, Professor, UC Santa Cruz Volker M Welter, PhD Architectural Historian, Professor, UCSB Sarahkate Greeley, Director of Travel Programs, SBMA
Don’t Ditch Laszlo Credenza Too Quick
Paul Laszlo designed this credenza or sideboard in America circa 1940-50’s. Made by Brown Saltman of California in bleached ribbon mahogany veneer it sports what I call “crazy” handles. Brown …
Abstract Red Painting – To Toss or Not?
PJ, like so many of us, went through her house looking for stuff to toss. She discovered a pile of paintings her dad left to her in a box in …
Entering the World’s Stage Again: What Actors Can Teach us About Fright
Actors David Nash, Michael Kostroff (Know as an Audition Coach and for The Wire), and Kate Elizabeth Young discuss fear in the COVID-19 age.
Mini Road Show of My Home
I offer you a video tour of my house, my collections, and how I value them. I created this mini road show of my own home, and what I love, …
Marcel Pinas: Suriname Artist Signs with a Pictograph
EE sent me this colorful stylized abstract portrait, 14” x 10,” a mixed media piece, acrylic with wax and pen and ink. It’s signed in the lower left with a …
What the Actor Can Teach us in a Crisis
J. D. Lewis, Founder of The Actor’s Lab, joins Kristina Haddad in Portland OR and Pat Dortch in Charlotte NC to talk about the pandemic’s impacts on creatives.
Inspection Guide for Remote Appraising
1. FINE ART: A. How to photograph so an expert can see: Photograph the entire piece with frame Close up of “site” (just the image) Close up of signature and …
Bronze Drinking Vessel with a Nice Figure
LY sent me a simple bronze drinking vessel, a tulip shaped beaker with a rat tail handle, attached at the most bulbous area with a curl flourish. Because LY’s tabby …