I’m obviously partial to this painting, as the subject is my wife, Lisa. The painting was done on a Cumberland Society painting trip to Monhegan Island, Maine. (read more)
Summer is almost to an end, with folks heading back to Nashville from the beach, summer breaks in Michigan, the Hamptons and North Carolina. One group that has been in town and socially working is the Bacchanalian Society—the young, upcoming social generation. Their event benefited the Adventure Science Center. Chad Blackburn, an event host, informed me…
What characteristic do you most like about yourself?
My willingness to try anything…to be an explorer. I’m honest and fair and, of course, my creativity.
And what do you like least?
Starting too many projects at the same time and not being able to say no.
What was the last book you read?
Regrettably,…
Thomas Jefferson said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” People’s Branch Theatre, founded by visionary artist Brian Niece in 2000, has established itself as Nashville’s professional progressive theatre, celebrating ten years of producing radically innovative and socially progressive plays. That’s a hard thing to do for one year, much less ten. Audiences like the familiar;…
In 2001, Chef Margot McCormack with her business partner, Jay Frein, opened Margot Café & Bar, offering her customers the flavorful cuisine of Southern France and Italy. The freshness, simplicity and seasonality of the food have won over diners across Nashville and the Southeast. Margot Café & Bar is located at Five Points in Historic…
A Garden’s Love
by Tracy
In my life I had a friend so dear
To me, she was the garden in my heart.
She would feed me things I’ve never
Seen. So actually she taught me taste.
There was such a love in her heart
She gave to me. My gratitude is real and
Deep,
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19th Century Walking Stick
In the collecting world of walking sticks, the varieties of forms and functions are classified in three types: decorative, folk art, and system. While the distinctions can be vague, they provide a good foundation for categorizing the thousands of canes that have been produced over the past several hundred years.…
It was a beautiful sunny morning when Anton Weiss and I sat down for this interview. He came straight from his studio, creative and energized, a little guarded at first, but in no time we were into interesting waters. He looked a lot younger than I expected, dressed comfortably in his sandals and with…
In the years directly following World War II, the most definitive movement in American art captured the global imagination. Abstract Expressionism dramatically transformed visual culture as the world had known it. Figures like Jackson Pollock and
Clement Greenberg championed Abstract Expressionism as the culmination of all art history to date. Artists and critics, fueled…
Nashville native Farrar Hood, daughter of photographer Robin Hood, recently returned home to the Music City. Closing a chapter on her life as an artist in New York City, she has traveled back to her roots. Hood was raised on photography. She grew up taking tiny footsteps behind her father on photo assignments.…
