Got Color?
Now that Rain Dodging is in the hands of my editor, thoughts turn to my book cover. I can’t wait to see what the She Writes Press designers come up…
Celebration of Female Artists V
It’s been a while since I have posted a Celebration of Female Artists. Currently I am working on a deadline for my publisher. (Doesn't that sound grand!) While I work on…
First Impressions
I am "on the road again." I will share this new adventure with you soon. In the meantime, learn about two artists who were "champions of woman’s ability to stand…
Art & Writing: A Match Made in (Creative) Heaven
Now and then I harken back to my teaching days. I was looking for something else in my massive photo collection (isn't that always the way?) when I came across…
Sunday in the Park with Rembrandt
Cleveland friends: You know the Georges Seurat painting ,Sunday in the Park with George? Well, here is a poem, Sunday at the Museum with Rembrandt: Snow turned blackened crust four months old…
Celebration of Female Artist, Part IV
More than ever, we need beauty in our lives. Enjoy this respite, these lesser known female artists. Slava Ukraini. Donna Ferrato U.S. Daisy Sims Hilditch Britain Dod Proctor Britain Helga…
Vermeer’s Daughter
excerpts from: Maria Vermeer’s Secret Career by Sophia Perring: July 18, 2020 by Yiara Magazine Though Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is now one of the most popular artists of the Dutch Republic, his work…
Rokeby Venus: The Painting That Shocked a Suffragette*
I use this Velazquez painting, humorously, in the first few pages of my book, However, the painting has had a tumultuous past. Not sure it will stay in my book,…
Van Go? Van Gof? Van Gog? They’re all wrong, Van Gogh experts say
From 7th February 2020 By Emma Reynolds, CNN How do you pronounce “Van Gogh”? Van Go? Van Gof? Van Gog? You're probably saying it wrong, according to creators of the Immersive van…
Celebration of Female Artists, Part III.
Today was the first time since beginning "An Author Blog" last March that I missed a posting. Oral surgery to blame. Back on track now. I am struck by the…