Our Lutah by Drama Dogs
Director Ken Gilbert and Actor E Bonnie Lewis talk about Our Lutah by Drama Dogs, a one woman show.
Are these slag glass candlesticks made by Tiffany?
Elizabeth Stewart, PhD explains how to tell if these Art Nouveau slag glass candlesticks are made by Tiffany & Co. or not. Mantel pieces such as these are considered garnish.
Fabulous Art Deco Daum Glass
GD showed me a simply fabulous Daum Nancy colorless glass decanter from France, made in the early 20th century. Created in the Art Deco style, we see a frosted glass …
Roberto Benavidez: Pinatas of Earthly Delights
Interview with sculptor Roberto Benavidez about his exhibit Piñatas of Earthly Delights at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum.
Are we through with the Joy of Things?
A client cancelled an appointment with me yesterday. He said he felt sick and tired of his family and colleagues suggesting he ‘de-clutter.’ He decided he didn’t care about valuing …
The Nude Male Model
JE owns a “life study” figure by Charles Arthur Fries (1854-1940). Why did Fries, known in his later years for his Southern Californian landscape paintings, sketch a strange little nude …
Blue/Orange & Hole in the Wall
First, Director Tom Eubanks and actors Brian Kolb, Emmanuel Odaibo, and Brian Robert Harris, discuss The Beacon Theater Company’s inaugural production of Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall. Then artist Michael Long …
A Tale of Art Forgery
This week TT came into the office with a nice oil painting signed A.G. Deacon. This oil on canvas landscape, a view of a French vineyard, came with memories, as …
F. Hopkinson Smith: An Artist with Technical Know-How
PS sends me a beautiful oil pastel on paper, signed F. Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915). The painting depicts a canal scene in Venice, but look closer, you will see an amazing …
SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment)
Greg Gorga Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, along with artists Carrie Givens and Cheryl Fontana, talk about the SCAPE exhibit, opening July 24.