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Richmond Part 1: Frida Kahlo
As someone who occasionally enjoys trying to learn more about art and improving my painting, I want to know more about women who have...
Jun 22, 20257 min read


Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
The first view was of the backs of a small group of people in front of the painting I traveled to see at the National Gallery of Art in...
May 19, 20254 min read


The Art of Museums
Learning about art has been a lifelong undertaking. The feeling of inadequacy when I was younger is slowly losing ground. Now, I enjoy a...
Jun 21, 20249 min read


Leonardo and Me
I use imagery to connect what I know to what I can see and experience in new places with new people. Connections add layers to the whole...
May 12, 20247 min read


All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel
The author, Jeannie Marshall, is a writer who has been living in Italy with her family since 2002. The opportunity for this dissection...
Jul 24, 20235 min read


Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company: The Story of an American Bookshop in Paris by Sylvia Beach (1956) When I was seven, my mother took us to a...
Jun 1, 20235 min read


Surreal Trip to the Dali
Known simply as The Dali, this art museum in Florida is exceptional. If you are a fan of Salvador Dali or just curious, this is an easily...
Apr 19, 20239 min read


Kennedy Space Center
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space in 1957. I was four years old and not too concerned about the political or military...
Mar 19, 20235 min read


Collected Postcards
In January 2022, NPR did a show on a Pennsylvania man collecting postcards for 80 years. He is over 90 now and has hundreds of thousands...
Mar 8, 20234 min read


Paris Art Museums
During my 2022 trip to Paris, I visited four well-known art museums, the Louvre Museum, Musee d’Orsay, Rodin Museum and Gardens, and...
Jan 16, 20236 min read
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