July 2022 Vol. 3, No.3 Index The Soul Cleansing Botanical Meditations of Corinne Lapin-Cohen There is nothing more beautiful than nature … Vincent Van Gogh For truehearted nature lovers, nothing exceeds the beauty of the natural world. Usually, nature lovers appreciate manmade art and nature,… Read More »The Soul Cleansing Botanical Meditations of Corinne Lapin Cohen
June 2022 Vol. 3, No.2 Index The Propitious People’s Poetry of Bettina “Poet Gold” Wilkerson “If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for?”— Alice Walker She’s an outspoken people’s poet and one of New York State’s official Poet Laureates[1]. There… Read More »The Propitious People’s Poetry of Bettina “Poet Gold” Wilkerson
March 2022 Vol. 3, No.1 Index Bill Traylor’s Blues – Putting the Pain in Painting by Frank Matheis Preface In 1982, I first saw the art of Bill Traylor as part of an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. titled “Black Folk Art… Read More »Bill Traylor’s Blues – Putting the Pain in Painting
November 2021 Vol. 2, No.10 Index The Cathartic Fantasies of Tanya Kukucka I have already settled it for myself, so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free. ― Georgia O’Keeffe Great art evokes a reaction by the viewers, but that… Read More »The Cathartic Fantasies of Tanya Kukucka
October 2021 Vol. 2, No.9 Index The Multiple Muses of Jackie Merritt Artistic people often tend to explore a multiplicity of creative expressions. Many musicians are also accomplished visual artists. Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Miles Davis, David Bowie, John Lennon, Fionna Apple, Ani… Read More »The Multiple Muses of Jackie Merritt
August 2021 Vol. 2, No.8 Index Wennie Huang – the Quintessential Teaching Artist In much of the world, public attitudes toward the teaching profession are far better than in the US. Teachers are revered and enjoy trust, respect, high-status and a strong cultural emphasis on… Read More »Wennie Huang – the Quintessential Teaching Artist
July 2021 Vol. 2, No.7 The Magical Realism of Clara Joris All artists express their muses driven by some personal intrinsic motivators. Musicians have it easier than visual artists because nobody expects a written artist-statement from them after each performance to explain what they were… Read More »The Magical Realism of Clara Joris
June 2021 Vol. 2, No.6 Chris Farrell’s Thousand Blessings of Peace “As a composer you need the training to underpin the freedom so you can surrender to the music” Chris Farrell There is a joyous point when a musician becomes inseparably one with a musical… Read More »Chris Farrell’s Thousand Blessings of Peace
May 2021 Vol. 2, No.5 The Enigmatic Essence of Marieken Cochius The artist Marieken Cochius, from the Netherlands, always had Wanderlust. In a sense it was inborn. As a child she moved often as her businessman father was reassigned and the family had to move.… Read More »The Enigmatic Essence of Marieken Cochius
April 2021 Vol. 2, No.4 Matheis on Mathiesen A memorial on the 70th birthday of artist Gert Mathiesen In 1990, I met the Danish artist Gert Mathiesen at the Schoolhouse Gallery and Studios in North Salem, New York, where he shared a studio with his… Read More »Matheis on Mathiesen