Discernment. By Steven Kenny The ability to judge well. The concept of discernment has been on my mind a lot lately. Probably because the older I get I… Read More
Genre: Archive
August 2, 2020 Dry Season, Wet Season
Florida has a dry season (late October through April) and a wet season (May through early October). These seasonal contrasts are significant to plein-air drawing and painting in the type… Read More
The Oz Ukuele Method Available 8/4
The Oz Ukuele Method Available 8/4 by Dr. Erol Ozsever The Oz Ukulele Method is set to release on August 4th, 2020 and is the second book in “The Oz… Read More
NO Whipped Cream!
How much do I love you? I bring you your fave covfefe… 800 miles away. My dear friend and mentor, the iconic art critic, Suzi Gablik, has been an inspiration… Read More
The Portrait Project- part 2- Women’s Caucus for Art
Portrait Project, Women’s Caucus for Art, St. Petersburg, Fl, chapter, watercolor and interview of Dr. Nancy Bryant, ophthalmologist, with comments on women’s suffrage, racism, community, education, wisdom, fine art, feminist,art, racism, black women… Read More
July 26, 2020 Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto By Joseph Weinzettle Saw Palmetto is a species of shrub that has existed in Florida since the Oligocene Epoch (33.9 to 23 mya). It is a foundation plant… Read More
From Failure to Success. (Blog post #12)
From Failure to Success. By Steven Kenny You may remember my blog post #6 titled Failure. In it I talked about a commissioned portrait that was ultimately rejected by… Read More
“No Friend but the Mountains” Befriends Award Committees
Behrooz wrote No Friend but the Mountains on his smartphone, sending lengthy .pdf’s to his translator and editors in secret; twice his phones were stolen, but nobody realized what was on them. Then he used WhatsApp, again, under concealment, to discuss edits, publications, and receive awards…. Read More
Pinewoods Overstory and Understory July 19, 2020
Pinewoods – overstory and understory By Joseph Weinzettle Florida pinewoods present two very different compositions to the plein-air artist: the overstory and the understory. My plein-air studies took place in… Read More
A Musicians Life Part XII
This has been a particularly difficult week as the nation begins to plan for the possible re-opening of schools and universities. I find myself consumed with navigating through the many… Read More
