My sister bought our mother a Phalaenopsis orchid for Mother's Day at one of the shopping mall shows in the 1970s. It bloomed again the next year and I became hooked. Since then I have grown many different varieties, including hardy, terrestrial orchids. … [Read more...] about “Gardening in the Age of Zika”
Portraits
The Importance of Life Drawing
We take for granted the discipline of plaster cast and drawing from life as if it were just part of the required classical curriculum as an art student at an academy or atelier, but seldom stop to consider why it is so important. Even master Abstract Expressionist … [Read more...] about The Importance of Life Drawing