Art from Trash at Del Ray Artisans
Two fish and a lobster I made out of aluminum cans recently hung in the Del Ray Artisans gallery as part of the “Second Time Around Show” featuring work made …
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Celebrating Surrealism: The Reverse Mermaid Parade
This past Fourth of July, I paraded through Takoma Park tugging a 7-foot-tall reverse mermaid created in the style of René Magritte.
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Be Part of the Mermaid Brigade!
I am recruiting hearty weirdos to be part of the Mermaid Brigade, an elite force dedicated to reveling in the absurd and making sure an 8-foot-tall reverse mermaid sculpture doesn’t …
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Parading Tanks Endanger Stikman Street Art
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 …
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5 Famous Painters of American Realism
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.
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George Bellows’s Boxing Paintings
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, …
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A Year of Online Classes: Writing, Art History, Cryptids, Cooking, UFOs, and DEI
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 …
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Frederic Edwin Church’s Niagara
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 …
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Favorite Fiction Reads of 2024
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 …
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Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2024
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 …
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