Gianni Ricci frescos

While flipping through World of Interiors from March 2004, I came across an article about a castle in Monferrato in Piedmont overlooked by ...

Union Church of Pocantico Hills

Monday I mentioned I went to a chapel that had windows funded by the Rockefellers with windows by Marc Chagall and one rose window by Henri ...

Carnegie International

The Carnegie International is held once every 4 years at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. The exhbition was started by Andrew C...

Dovima

Dovima in 'Funny Face' (1957) This weekend I was watching 'Funny Face' and was reminded of the model Dovima who plays a bit...

Paul Cadmus

Recently I read an article online about Paul Cadmus. I recognized one of his most famous paintings as one I bought as a child on a bookmark...

Favorite Photograph

Do you have a favorite image? Perhaps something that sums up your aesthetic tastes in one equisite photo or painting? Well, I do. It's a...

John Currin

john and his son One of my favorite artists is John Currin. He also is also a co-alumni of mine from Carnegie Mellon Univ. in Pittsburgh! H...

Architectural Sketches

Spanish Fountain (1912) John Singer Sargent is mainly known for his portraiture, but he also produced some beautiful architectural sketches...

Rene Gruau

One of my favorite artists is Rene Gruau . He could depict a glamorous scene with just a few simple penstrokes. You could almost call his dr...