by Gary | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Katherine Stone, “Icarus III.” A fallen Ruby Crowned Kinglet, its wing feathers mirrored by the pages of an open book. This one touched my heart. A lifeless but miraculous creature to behold. I’m fond of these wee birds, the little wren, the...
by Gary | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), The Deposition, c.1603. Also called “The Entombment of Christ,” but that’s not what is depicted. John and Nicodemus are laying the body of Jesus on the stone to be bathed and anointed before burial. We see grieving...
by Gary | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Anders Zorn (Swedish), Portrait of Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy Barker), 1897. This artist is most famous among painters for what is known as the “Zorn Palette.” Our best guesses at the modern equivalents of his pigments are titanium white,...
by Gary | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Philip Guston, American, “This Be Not I,” 1945. This painting is special to me. As WWII comes to an end, young city boys play outside with whatever they can find to engage their imaginations. The kind of “pretend” play we enjoyed before...
by Gary | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Klimt, Austrian, “Meadow in Flower.” Most of us are familiar with Klimt’s popular decorative figure paintings from what is called his “Golden Period.” Here is one of his lesser known landscapes. Look past the impressionist...
by Gary | Jan 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian). Granite. A mother pleading with her despondent son. My friend Kevin Kresse introduced this sculptor to me. Vigeland designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal, and has a dedicated sculpture park for his work in bronze and stone in Oslo. One can...
