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“Getting” It: The Rothko Room at Washington DC’s Phillips Collection
Mark Rothko gets a lot of pipe from people who don’t “get” his art. But I tell you: with a…
San Francisco: the Next Frontier for “Great Good Places”
Tennessee Williams once said “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.”…
“Jiro Dreams of Sushi”: a Couple of Thoughts
When five people who know me tell me that I’ve “GOT to see” a movie, I usually do. David Gelb’s…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor: First Sketch of a Great Good Place
Here’s a quickie update on a piece I’m doing to be shown and sold at the Ann Arbor Art Center.…
The Creative Habit: Words of Wisdom from Twyla Tharp
I love when someone gets all enthusiastic and insistent about lending me a book that I “ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO READ!”…
Parasol’s of New Orleans: an Illustration and a Love Letter
As you might have heard around the schoolyard, Colleen and I love to spend time down in New Orleans. We’ve…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor, and Why I Love It
Dominick’s on a perfect fall day, first year of college, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Clean breeze, almost painfully bright…
Jim Pennington: a Self-Taught Master (and Self-Described “Copyist”) Plying the Trade in New Orleans
Quick shout-out for Jim Pennington, an artist we met on our last trip to New Orleans. Here’s how it happened: Colleen…
Preservation Hall Art Reception in New Orleans, LA
And a big ol’ THANKS, Y’ALL for coming to Preservation Hall last week to see my art show, along with…