My online “journal” is where I record my musings, stories, adventures, discoveries, and capture moments of gratitude.
Georgia O’Keeffe is one of those rare artists who remain popular and hold such celebrity that she is often referred to by one name. Although my Southern upbringing prohibits me from referring to her simply as “O’Keeffe” - and certainly nothing as familiar as “Georgia”, which somehow implies that we shared deep conversations and secrets over sweet tea …
Read MoreOh, the beauty that was created by those hands. Let’s take a moment to celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe’s birthday today, shall we?.
I am pretty sure there is no need to tell you anything about Georgia O’Keeffe. She, and her paintings, are, dare I say, iconic.
Read MoreSince today (11/3) is photographer/ photojournalist, Walker Evans’s birthday, I thought we might start November with the Artist Spotlight and have a look at his contributions to photography.
Read MoreToday is the 188th birthday of Eadweard Muybridge. While Muybridge may not be a household name, most of us enjoy the fruits of his photographic studies of motion. You see, Muybridge is credited with capturing movement on film which laid the groundwork for the movies and videos we enjoy today. His studies all started with this experiment capturing the running movement of a horse. I rather love it when art and science collide, so I think the story of how his study of horse movement came about is interesting.
Read MoreDid you read Artful Lives: Edward Weston, Margrethe Mather, and the Bohemians of Los Angeles by Beth Gates Warren? I have to admit, I was expecting a small book and a quick read. I am still amazed that the postal employee CRAMMED the tome into my small mailbox - with damage, of course. I am sure my neighbors got a laugh if they happened to watch me pry my latest read from the confinement of the mailbox. But I digress...
Read MoreToday is Edward Curtis's birthday. Edward Curtis was a photographer, who, in my mind, crossed lines into the territory of what I consider a historian, and perhaps even a photojournalist. Officially, however, he is referred to as an "American photographer and ethnologist". I have written a blog about him before (HERE). His (circa) 1895 photograph of Princess Angeline (above) is
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