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Sunday Art Review: Varga(s) Girl Pin Up Art
Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez (1896-1982) was a watercolor and airbrush artist, who started his career with the Ziegfeld Follies and for numerous Hollywood studios. He is considered one of the finest artists in his genre. He created a mastery of w...
Sunday Art Review: Dessert in Art
Welcome back to a new edition of the Sunday Art Review. I'm pleased to present another fun theme for this week's post. Regular readers of this blog already know that I have a "sweet tooth", and consider dessert a compulsory course when dining. Someti...
Sunday Art Review: Chefs in Art
Last week the Sunday Art Review was on hiatus due to my rather hectic schedule of late. However, it returns today with a fresh new topic. Last night was a culinary feast at home. We made the most fantastic dinner of wild caught salmon , pan seared pr...
Sunday Art Review: Lady Gaga An Artist?
For nearly two years, I've written a weekly Sunday Art Review post. For each installment, I select a theme or attempt to represent a different genre or medium of art. Of course art is by its very nature is highly subjective. We all vary in our prefer...
Sunday Art Review: Fathers Day Art
Is it me, or is this year flying by? People have always said "As you get older, time goes by even more quickly". Sheesh, sure seems true to me anyway. Somehow it is already Father's Day. Yikes the year is half over already. For this week's Sunday Art...
Sunday Art Review: Chinese Sampler
Last night I went to dinner at Wang's In the Desert, a trendy Chinese restaurant in downtown Palm Springs. We've been there before- it was popular when it first opened and actually used to be quite good. These days it seems the quality of food declin...
Sunday Art Review: Fantasy in Art
This week's edition of the Sunday Art Review brings a somewhat unexpected genre for me to present. I've been fascinated by the video game Oblivion, which is part of the Elder Scrolls series. I'm not an Xbox maniac, in fact I don't even play- John do...
Sunday Art Review: A Somewhat Incomplete Sample of the Renaissance
"Renaissance". It is a French word that means rebirth. I'm using it for today's Sunday Art Review post in reference to the European Renaissance that took place between the 14th and 17th centuries- a fairly broad period in history. A great deal has be...
Sunday Art Review: Miscellaneous Art in Rome
After a few days back stateside again I've settled back into my routine at home in Palm Springs once again. So today it's time again for a fresh edition of my Sunday Art Review. While in Rome I snapped a few photos here and there, thinking that it wo...
Sunday Art Review: Swines in Art, aka Pig Art
With all the hype about the dreaded Swine Flu pandemic spreading like wildfire, I found myself thinking about every little cough or sniffle over the past few days. Maybe those people coughing on the flight back from Chicago had the Swine Flu. Or was ...
Sunday Art Review: Fabergé Easter Eggs
Happy Easter to you! As I was enjoying one of my Easter chocolate cream eggs, I found inspiration for today's Sunday Art Review: Fabergé Easter Eggs. For those of you who may not be aware, Fabergé eggs are exquisite works of art created by Peter Ca...
Sunday Art Review: Photography of Seth Hoffman
My weekly Sunday Art Review feature has become a popular favorite with regular readers of this blog. Each week I attempt to showcase various forms of art across a multitude of mediums. I never profess to be an art expert or art snob. (Although I did ...
Sunday Art Review: Study of Grapes
It has been a relaxing weekend at home in the desert, quiet nights outside, enjoying the crisp dry desert air with a nice glass of wine. Last night we enjoyed a bottle of St. Clement Oroppas, a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon which was delicious. As I stared...
Sunday Art Review: The Work of Erin
Welcome to The Sunday Art Review. This week I am pleased to feature the work of a North Carolina artist named Erin, of "The Babblings of a Whimsical Brainpan" fame. She is an interesting person with a remarkable story. Despite incredible obstacles a...
Sunday Art Review: Daylight Savings Time
As Daylight Savings Time in America arrived for yet another year, I rejoyed in the notion of longer days, or it still being light out when I get home from work. What can I say, I like sunshine and light. Although last night I confused myself because ...
Sunday Art Review: Lent in Art
Welcome to The Sunday Art Review: Lent in Art. That's a little play on word there folks (say it fast, it sounds like Lenten Art). Anyway, without forcing my own religious beliefs on you, gentle reader I present a relatively non-offensive Sunday Art R...
Sunday Art Review: Lincoln Center Art Sample
During a recent trip to New York I was at Lincoln Center on Sunday afternoon. The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts operates the Visual Art and Exhibition gallery. In addition to a wonderful ehxibit of original work, they have a marvelous collection...
Sunday Art Review: Statues Galore
With the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this past week, I found myself drawn back to a post I did on July 15, 2007 that included a visit to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. As I re-read that post I was reminded of the awe...
Sunday Art Review: Palm Springs Art Museum Sampler
Saturday I visited the Palm Springs Art Museum to attend their annual fundraiser event (I'll cover it in detail tomorrow). Being in the midst of so many fabulous works of art provided the inspiration for this week's Sunday Art Review: Palm Springs Ar...
Sunday Art Review: Mid-Century Modern Work of "Shag"
Living in Palm Springs I have developed an appreciation for mid-century modern style, in everything from architecture, fashion and art. It refers to the pre- and post- second world war developments in modern design from roughly 1933 to 1965. This was...
Sunday Art Review: Velvet Paintings..Tacky? You Decide!
The ever-popular weekly Sunday Art Review series has been primarily a more "traditional" study in art for the past year. Which is why last week I branched out and featured Snow Art post for fun. As I contemplated the topic for this week's post, I wa...
Sunday Art Review: Snow Art
Here in Palm Springs, we typically have a two month spell when temperatures get a little chilly, with evenings as low as in the high 40's and days mid 60's to 70 degrees. It feels cold to me, but having lived in cold weather climates for many years ...
Sunday Art Review: Dolly Art!
Initially I had a more serious art feature planned for the first Sunday Art Review post of 2009. Then I decided that we need to lighten things up a bit and have some fun. A bit of Dolly Parton usually brings a smile to my face, which was the inspirat...
Sunday Art Review: The Passage of Time
Today marks the final Sunday Art Review of 2008. Another year has flown by- the passage of time seems to be moving at a record pace. What is it about time? It goes by so slowly when we are young, yet as we age, it passes far too quickly. Time seemed ...
