Invitation to a Dinner Party
Do you remember theThe Dinner Party? I remember how excited women were- myself included - when it was unveiled. My commitment to feminist history was just beginning. The project evolved…
Female Artists XI
April 17, 2025 Ana Jaren Spain Anna Zinkeisen England Barbara Flowers Germany Dorothy Hodgkin England Elizabeth Price England Janine Helton US Kathe Kollwitz Germany Dame Laura Knight England Teresa Saia…
Pierre Bonnard, An Intimist
I really dig when I find a 'new' artist, in this case Frenchman Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). Naturally I have no idea how I stumbled upon him, but this painting spoke…
Oh, Color: Gauguin!
When I was younger, Monet was my man. As I get older I prefer the bold colors of Parisian Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). I'll let the paintings speak for themselves. Oh,…
Edvard Munch: The Sick Child
I never think of Munch as having produced anything other than The Scream. In fact, I never think much of Munch. The Sick Child (Norwegian: Det syke barn) is a group of six paintings…
clay day
After school, when I chose to get off the interstate due to heavy traffic, I would often stop in at Mud Puddle Pottery, in Pegram, about half-way home. In the…
I’m a writer not a potter but . . .
I commuted 50-miles each way from Nashville, mostly interstate. Whenever there was an accident beyond Hwy 192, I would exit I-40 and take a bucolic road home the rest of…
Celebration of Female Artists 10
I know my Celebration posts don't receive many clicks but I love posting images of female artists' paintings: artist unknown Gabriele Munter Germany Gwynn Walker DiPilla US Inessa Morozova Ukraine…
Morisot & Mary
Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt are masters of 19th century female Impressionism. Did you know that they were advocates for women’s equality? “The Bowl of Milk.” 1890. Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot…