Update on Mayor Bloomberg’s Plan for NYC Artists
The New York Times reports on the latest of what the Bloomberg administration plans to do about their desire to slash the number of art vendors in New York City parks. I wrote an extensive ..... The...
View ArticleV.E. Long on Mixed Media, Monotypes & Assemblage
At Chandon recently, I not only sampled some fabulous (albeit small) oysters with a medium bodied Pinot Noir (wasn’t in for the bubbly), but I also discovered a new artist named V.E. Long. I was ........
View ArticleInterview with Artist Jennifer Richman
I met musician and occupational therapist Jennifer Richman many years ago at a SXSW Go Girls music showcase when a bunch of we touring artists pooled our lodging resources. A fellow twin with a...
View ArticleInterview: artist David Sandum, the man behind #twitterartexhibit
David Sandum is a 39-year-old Swede who went to college in the US, married a Norwegian, moved to Norway, and then launched a corporate career only to burn out at an early age. His stress-ridden ........
View ArticleRepurposing Light: The Illuminating Creations of Paul Pisanelli
Finding art in everyday items is a personal passion of mine. I suppose it’s because finding beauty in the mundane takes a special eye. And that’s why the work of Paul Pisanelli so fascinates me. ........
View ArticleA Tribute to Irish Painter Louis le Brocquy
Here’s a brief but heartfelt obituary I wrote for the Totally Dublin website after hearing of his death this past week. Read the original here. It’s not very often people react with shock when someone...
View ArticleArtist Tess Felix Exhibits Paintings at the Stinson Beach Gallery
Artist Tess Felix has an exhibit at The Stinson Beach Gallery in the works, which is housed in The Claudia Chapline Contemporary Art Complex in Stinson Beach, California. Below are a few shots of her...
View ArticleA Chat With Jazz Singer Roberta Donnay
I met jazz singer Roberta Donnay more than 10 years ago through West Coast Songwriters, discovering one of the Bay Area’s most multi-talented singers, songwriters and producers in the process. Soon...
View ArticleArtist Interview: The Pete Ahonen Experience
Energetic, funny and passionate about making music, Oakland songwriter Pete Ahonen has been captivating audiences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with his own brand of outlaw country/folk rock....
View ArticleGone West with Musician Jeff Desira: Chatting with the Man Himself…
If you’re looking for a tireless supporter of other songwriters, an instigator of events that shine the spotlight on San Francisco’s wealth of talented troubadors, and an example of one of those...
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