An ugly building grows on the people who see it every day. Living near ugly architecture doesn’t make anyone ugly, but it’s not wonderful reflection, either. Imagine seeing the same eye sore every time you went to town. You’ve got one where you live? There’s at least one for every city. Portland has one, Paris […]
MONA LISA ON THE RUN
August 22, 2019 by
Via Rick Steves: “Due to renovation works in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa has been temporarily moved to a different wing of the museum.” Mona Lisa travels, gets a new wall, hides out. Such a mystery.
ART HISTORY BASED ON THE GYM HUSTLE
July 31, 2019 by
Art history is a funny place to start a post, especially when it’s not about art or history. A man working out with women said: Nude male bodies are sort of gross, all hairy and lumpy, not like women who are smooth and sleek. The guy got some kudos from the ladies for his observation, […]
Nature Inspires Art, Yellowstone Inspires Nature
August 11, 2018 by
Driving Yellowstone is a trip back in time, and more than pre-historic time even though a dinosaur walking across the landscape wouldn’t be much of a surprise. In this real life vision of Jurassic Park buffalo work just fine. By back in time I mean a 45 mph speed limit and […]
Oregon BrewFest 2018 Featuring Famous Mandy Hat
July 30, 2018 by
In a tradition unlike any other, the Oregon brewfest is more than tossing beers down on a hot day. It’s civic involvement. I’d like to think every big beer event carries similar goals. If it’s only about drinking beer you can do that in your garage, or living room, or backyard. But it’s […]
FRIDA KAHLO LOVE, HEARD MUSEUM, THE OTHER ARIZONA
June 20, 2017 by
In this day of the Selfie Artist, no one stands a chance compared to Frida Kahlo. One third of all her paintings are portraits. Of her. She’s not clicking a thousand times a day to capture one picture. She’s painting for the ages. And the ages say thank you. If you’re a Frida Fan, […]
MUSEUM BINGE, pt2, THE HOPPER
October 7, 2016 by
You can find the Hopper, but it’s a hard find. The information guy at the National Gallery said he had a Hopper laying around, but “it’s in storage until renovations are finished. There’s one in the Hirshhorn.” The what?
PORTLAND COLD CASE
October 31, 2015 by
When A Portland Walking Tour Turns The Corner And You See Portland Cold Case. People love Portland. You’ve probably heard it before. If it’s not the cute shops it’s the funky food; the Portland Building and cast iron building span the years. Public art? Who doesn’t love driving by the eastside ramps off the Hawthorne […]
RAINBOW ROCKS FOR BOOMERS
August 11, 2015 by
For some reason baby boomers love digging in the dirt. Maybe we’ve all got a part of the farmer gene. As we get older the ground gets further away and we make up excuses. “It’s not the right season.” “It’s raining.” “We don’t have a shovel.”
