Coffee with out Caffeine
February 19th, and until July 18th, 2010 at the Pinacotheque de Paris an exhibit of Edvard Munch’s painting that may not trouble the soul. If I get to Paris next year I would like to see this exhibit but fear it might be like drinking light beer or hanging out with Vampires without fangs. Related Reading:Reviews Edvard [...]

CD Corner: Sinatra
A Voice in Time: 1939-1952, issued in Sept. 2007, is a Frank Sinatra CD box set with music from the early years of his career (when I think his voice was at its best – creamy smooth, distinctive – he didn’t sound like anyone else). The songs are mostly about love, romantic, sentimental, whether joyous [...]

Luis Melendez at LacMa
“Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life” The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents the work of Spanish still life painter Luis Melendez, 1716-1780. “Overshadowed for centuries by the great Goya, Meléndez’s paintings have received attention by scholars and appreciation by collectors only in the last few decades. The exhibition includes more than twenty [...]

Visual Excitement-Happy Thanksgiving
What seems like a life time ago, I can remember going to the library as a kid with my school and the librarian reading to us an exciting tale of adventure. After reading a paragraph or two she would would turn the book towards us so that we could see the wonderful illustrations painted by N.C. [...]

Rembrandt’s Etchings
Rembrandt van Rijn is always associated with his work as a painter, but he was also a master printer. This part of his genius is being celebrated at NMA – Nevada Museum of Art until January. Included in the 130 etchings on display are examples of Rembrandt’s biblical scenes, portraits and landscapes. “Rembrandt: The [...]