Tag: Arts

CULTURE AND THE CITY

Chicago Metro Edition, by Rich Paschall Like many American cities, Chicago is home to a large collection of museums and other cultural attractions. According to museumhack.com, as of 2025, there are 67 awesome museums in Chicago. To be honest, I had no idea the number was so high. I have visited the ones tourists usually … Continue reading CULTURE AND THE CITY

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – NON-WHITE AMERICA IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE OTHER PEOPLE IN NORMAN ROCKWELL'S PAINTINGS By Jane Allen Petrick Jane Allen Petrick has written a wonderful book about Norman Rockwell, the artist, and his work. It focuses on the "invisible people" in his painting, the non-white children and adults who are his legacy. For many readers, this book will be an eye-opener … Continue reading HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – NON-WHITE AMERICA IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS

SKETCHBOOK 33 – FUCHSIA

Although not exactly the colors I wanted, still not a bad fuchsia.

SKETCHBOOK 8 – MORE BIRDS

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I draw birds better than anything else. Probably it's all the time I spend watching them, taking pictures of them, feeding them, cleaning up the godawful mess they make on the decks. Birds are incredibly messy. (Cleanliness is not one of their virtues.) In the course of events, … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 8 – MORE BIRDS

TO AI OR NOT TO AI

Fandango’s Provocative Question #225 This is a subject that's going to come up repeatedly, possibly forever. It was inevitable, but it remains a brain-twister for all of us. I'm not sure there will ever be an answer with which we are all satisfied. How do you feel about bloggers using AI generated text to write their … Continue reading TO AI OR NOT TO AI

WHY I BLOG, BUT MAYBE YOU GOLF

Blogging Insights 3.0 # 8 — Your Backstory We do what we do because we love it, need to do it, or both. Writing is like breathing. If I don't write, I suffocate. My friend needs to compete, to be active. To play golf or she will suffocate. I started writing as soon as I learned … Continue reading WHY I BLOG, BUT MAYBE YOU GOLF

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – NON-WHITE AMERICA IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE OTHER PEOPLE IN NORMAN ROCKWELL'S PAINTINGS By Jane Allen Petrick Jane Allen Petrick has written a wonderful book about Norman Rockwell, the artist, and his work. It focuses on the "invisible people" in his painting, the non-white children and adults who are his legacy. For many readers, this book will be an eye-opener … Continue reading HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – NON-WHITE AMERICA IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS

FIRE AND ICE – Robert Frost

He was our "local" poet. I have always loved his poems, but even more since I moved to New England. He understood this place and its people. We have a portrait of him taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt hanging in our dining room. He was one of Garry's first interviews as a Boston reporter. Drawing: Marilyn … Continue reading FIRE AND ICE – Robert Frost

MIDWEEK MADNESS?

Cee’s Midweek Madness: Pick A Topic From My Photo There are plenty of choices in this photograph. Cee's Original Making art The colors of a summer garden Green grass from a summer when it rained

SKETCHBOOK: MY SIX MONTHS

A HALF A YEAR OF SKETCHES The best sketches of each month since I started in January. My development has been a bit bumpy and lumpy. Still, six months into the project, I thought it was time for a review to give me a chance to see what I've done. What I like. What I … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK: MY SIX MONTHS