Andy Warhol is reported to have gone to Catholic mass everyday. His subjects include a reinvented Christian iconography seldom recognized as such until after his death. Could his little seen film, Sunset, from 1967, be related to this exploration of spiritual subjects? Susie Tommaney explains how the film came to be: “During the Age of Aquarius, Menil Collection foundersRead more
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This story sounds like something out of National Inquirer, but it’s true. Mary Todd never saw the wedding gift Abraham Lincoln bought for her in 1841. Instead he gave it to Mary Curtis. It’s now on the market where you can buy it for for $175,000. Here’s the link to read where.Read more
My friend, Fred Smith, shared this short essay on his grandfather’s life. I have thought about it often and wanted to share it. It’s a good reminder for those of us who share on social media and write blogs: “My grandfather, Bunyan Smith, was a pastor in one of the poorest sections of Nashville, andRead more
Those of us who have been involved a long time in the arts have visited hundreds of exhibits in both galleries and museums. Very few are as hard-hitting and memorable as one I saw last week at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Goya:Mad Reason is an exhibition of nearly 150 printsRead more
“All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else” – Capt Rockwell Torrey (John Wayne), In Harm’s Way, 1965, directed by Otto PremingerRead more
“I am a fugitive and a vagabond, a sojourner seeking signs.” ― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker CreekRead more
“Their threats are terrible enough, but we could bear/ All that; it is their promises that bring despair” C.S. Lewis, the first two lines of his poem “Lines during a General Election”Read more
“What’s the matter? You look like you’ve been on a hayride with Dracula.” Ruby (Patricia Farr) to Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) from THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)Read more
Ever since I started working with Flatbed Press in Austin, Texas on several editions of etching, I’ve gotten questions from friends about the process and how a hand-pulled print differs from one created in large quantities using commercial printing techniques. This video is a helpful demonstration by the workers at Pace Prints. They are printingRead more
Thought you might want to see a detail shot of the new collage underway in the studio. I will post the entire collage once it’s completed. Read more
