RIP Jules Feiffer
I hadn’t thought of Feiffer in many years, but as a teenager I was a huge fan. I had several of his books of cartoons, and they were wonderful. He turned his satirical eye and his whimsical pen on the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Painting, sculpture, photography
King Charles’ portrait: the Red King or the King of Hearts and Butterflies?
My goodness. Take a look at Charles’ portrait (copying it seems to be blocked, but if you click on the link you can view it): The bold portrait, painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo, is the first official portrait of … Continue reading →
The sleeping cheetah
Today for some unknown algorithhmic reason, Google thought I’d like this story of a guy in a wildlife preserve sleeping next to a cheetah: Imagine dozing off under the shade of a tree after a taxing day out in the … Continue reading →
The statue and me
As most readers here are well aware, I’m a person who likes privacy. So I suppose it’s odd that I’ve put myself out there as a blogger. Of course, I’ve hidden behind that apple. Every now and then I’ve posted … Continue reading →
What would you pay for Pablo Picasso’s palette?
Seventy thousand dollars or so? Someone shelled that out back in 2020. I looked that fact up because of this comment by “Oligonicella”: I have a long running joke of a habit as I paint. I clean my palette board … Continue reading →
Stringers and collaborators: Hamas and elsewhere
This is unconscionable behavior: On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel. Some of their atrocities were captured by Gaza-based photojournalists working for … Continue reading →
Here’s another go-round about ideas for Gerard’s book cover
Wow! What a lot of suggestions, much appreciated. However, I realize on reading them that I have more ‘splaining to do. Thus, this post. (1) I originally thought of course I’d use a photo of the monument on the cover. … Continue reading →
Trump’s mug shot and beyond
The left is apparently chortling with vengeful glee (the two can coexist) at Trump’s mugshot. However, Trump knows its value and is using it this way: https://t.co/MlIKklPSJT pic.twitter.com/Mcbf2xozsY — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2023 No doubt much money … Continue reading →
And speaking of adventure tourism…
…there’s this: …[T]he Taliban are now selling tickets to visit the ancient monuments that they demolished in 2001, in an attempt to boost Afghanistan’s flagging economy. The Washington Post reported that Afghanistan’s tourist plan includes a pair of 1,400-year-old giant … Continue reading →
The Met jumps on the “even abolitionist anti-slavery artists were actually celebrating slavery” bandwagon
Heather Mac Donald describes the latest art-world insanity, this time at the Met. You may have to concentrate very very hard to follow it: Why Born Enslaved! has been understood since its creation as an antislavery work. The Met, however, … Continue reading →
Our Planet
I’m still out west, staying in an airbnb. Last night I was trying to relax – fat chance! – and watched some TV I thought might be soothing. It was the first episode in the Netflix series “Our Planet.” What … Continue reading →
And then there’s the new Martin Luther King statue in Boston
The perfect statue for our times. Is it “a big old dong“? Is it a turd, or the portion of the anatomy from which a turd might emanate? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But it’s hard to … Continue reading →