It is often a delight when a museum reaches into its permanent collection and unearths hidden treasures that are rarely, if ever, seen. It’s a practical impossibility for any art institution to display all the works acquired throughout the years.This leaves the curatorial staff charged with the disheartening task of labeling some works worthy of display and others not. But … [Read more...]
Hollywood center offers art with a canine touch
HOLLYWOOD -- Bowman Hastie, a writer and editor in Brooklyn, discovered by chance that his Jack Russell terrier had artistic talent.An observant Hastie noticed his dog, named Tillamook Cheddar, or Tillie for short, scratching on a writing pad. Curious as to the patterns Tillie was creating, Hastie pulled out some carbon paper from a drawer and placed it between the papers of … [Read more...]
Juried competition shows breadth of Florida artistic talent
BOCA RATON -- A large painted canvas usually is impressive, but in some cases it can visually bellow.Which is why it was so striking that the Best of Show winner at the current All-Florida Juried Competition is a diminutive work, a 12-inch-by-12-inch acrylic and pastel painting, Small Red Landscape, by Nadine Saitlin, an artist resident in Boca Raton.Saitlin was only one of 48 … [Read more...]