Copy and Original: Drawings

A while back, I posted two sets of drawings on Instagram. Each pair consisted of a copy after an Old … More

Due North – A Long Weekend in Portland, Maine

The heat came early this spring. By May, it was already hot. I was happy to head north in early … More

Set A A.1 : Albrecht Durer, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, from The Small Passion. c. 1508. Woodcut. Sheet: … More

A few weeks ago, I finally took the plunge and started taking a wax carving class. I’ve wanted to learn … More

I first encountered Abbot Suger: On the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasures, edited, translated and annotated by … More

Hubert Robert, Projet pour la Transformation de la Grande Galerie. 1796. Huile sur toile. H. 113; l. 143 cm. Musée … More

I have a new piece up on the JHI Blog, “Writing Art in the Present Tense.”

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Apollo and Daphne, Borghese Gallery. I’ve been submerged in the writing of yet another piece, and haven’t … More

This Art Newspaper story on the gender imbalance in TEFAF’s upper ranks reminded me that our experiences of art are … More

From where I sit, I can watch the lights on the FDR, curving ribbons of white and red, flowing slow … More