Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art
Recently, I hit my first anniversary as a staff writer for DailyArt Magazine. I started pitching articles to DailyArt after earning an art history certificate from the Smithsonian. I found …
My Favorites from 1 Year at DailyArt Read More
In 2025, I read 65 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For the past several years, I’ve created a rundown of my favorite fiction …
The Best Fiction I Read in 2025 Read More
Donald Trump’s military parade in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army threatens several street art pieces by stikman (stylized lowercase) currently stuck to the asphalt along Constitution …
Parading Tanks Endanger Stikman Street Art Read More
In my latest for Daily Art Magazine, I wrote about my favorite painters of American realism. This was a nice follow up to my recent piece about George Bellows.
5 Famous Painters of American Realism Read More
George Bellows’s “Both Members of this Club” is one of my favorite paintings at the National Gallery of Art. I love its mix of beauty and violence, and the seedy, …
George Bellows’s Boxing Paintings Read More
A recent basketball injury and subsequent surgery tied me to the couch for several months making me a connoisseur of online classes. I took free library-sponsored classes, an expensive class …
A Year of Online Classes: Writing, Art History, Cryptids, Cooking, UFOs, and DEI Read More
I have a piece up at Daily Art Magazine about Frederic Edwin Church’s 1857 painting “Niagara” which lives in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery of Art. I used this …
Frederic Edwin Church’s Niagara Read More
In 2024, I read 66 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For several years, I’ve run down my favorite fiction and nonfiction books read …
Favorite Fiction Reads of 2024 Read More
In 2024, I read 66 books. This includes fiction and nonfiction in both print and audio form. For several years, I’ve run down my favorite fiction and nonfiction books read …
Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2024 Read More
I published a list of my five favorite books featuring tortured artists for Shepherd.com. This website asks authors like me to create thematic lists related to their own books. The …
5 Books Starring Tortured Artists Read More