Category Archives: Commentary

Specifically, our understanding of cave art is changing. The purpose of these images has long been a mystery. The fact that they exist at all is due to the nature of their placement. Protected by the elements, the art is … Continue reading →

One of the great crimes of humanity was/is the lack of encouragement for women to make images. For thousands of years it was not even the lack of encouragement, but actual banishment. I’ve been reading about the first images being … Continue reading →

Ohhh, the Renaissance! My first serious love in images, and I have neglected you so! It turns out that it is just a few degrees beyond my skill set. So, I’m not satisfied with my redrawing/filtering. But, since it’s only … Continue reading →

I find that redrawing some of my favorite pieces by my favorite artists gives me some additional knowledge. I’m not saying that it’s an improvement, but sometimes I correct what seems to me an oddity. Sometimes it’s just a common … Continue reading →

I have copied the famous “Creation of Adam” many times, the almost touching of the Divine finger is a brilliant composition. But Adam is already fully formed, the common name for the panel of the Sistine Chapel is wrong. G-d … Continue reading →

I dreamt I was a guest at the home of a powerful family, perhaps I was only the guest of a lesser member of the family. There were the central tables in the dining room, where voices could be shared, … Continue reading →

Oh my… Even though I had three girls, I never learned to respect the qualities of glitter. It was always too much, too much visual scatter, too much attention getting, and too much everywhere. And here I am, trying to … Continue reading →

As always, once a depth is reached you find even more that are just out of reach, so you think, go deeper. You never know what you don’t know. I found my favorite thing, sketches that are incomplete, but they … Continue reading →