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Fine Art Daily - January 7, 2011
Posted: January 07, 2011 05:28 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJanuary 7, 2011It is the Tall One's birthday, and Gentle Readers will remember that Boston Cream Pie is our choice for family birthday cakes. Mostly because chocolate and vanilla custard are good on just about anything. I will disappoint the real food enthusiasts when I say that I use vanilla cake mix and instant vanilla pudding (don't narc me to Mia and Gloria from Crimes Against Food). And, the truth may be in the pudding most of the time, but with us it is the chocolate glaze. The glaze makes the Boston Cream Pie.3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate3 tablespoons butter1 generous dollop (...
Fine Art Daily - January 6, 2011
Posted: January 06, 2011 05:36 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersI realize that yesterday's video of the Nick Cave installation might have been slightly off-putting to some of you. The War Lord rattled his saber a little, and opined that the whirling Dervishes yesterday might make for some fine cannon fodder. There are a few of those wooly Muppet-like creatures in the exhibit, but there are also some incredibly intricate and artfully constructed arrangements with flowers and tea cups and this fellow – every square inch covered in white buttons, sewn so tidily with orange thread. Alice would feel quite at home. Amazing. Hippity hop to the Norton!
New Year's Revolution
Posted: January 05, 2011 09:52 Last Updated: | Antique HelperThere’s something about wintry days that make a person see their home with new eyes. Maybe it’s all that indoor time between the holidays and the Super Bowl that spurs that itch for change. Whether you while away your weekends rearranging the furniture, or reclining on your George Nelson sofa, I’m pretty sure you’ve spent a little time envisioning how swell your living room would look with that orange chair parked in front of the picture window. Before you know it, you might find yourself brandishing a paintbrush and picking out new throw pillows. Being the voice of experience, I...
Fine Art Daily - January 5, 2011
Posted: January 05, 2011 06:39 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersRun, do not walk, to the Norton Museum right away. You only have until January 9th to experience Nick Cave: http://www.norton.org/Exhibitions/Current/NickCaveMeetMeattheCenteroftheEarth/tabid/459/Default.aspx The Tall One's eyes were opened to the possibilities of contemporary art with this exhibit. You will be amazed by the wit and charm of Cave's creations. They are like Red Hot hats on acid!
Fine Art Daily - January 4, 2011
Posted: January 04, 2011 06:06 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersHappy 2011! We had a quiet New Year's Eve. Best Beloved and I shared a chilled bottle of Prosecco with Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and all those marvelous jewels along the Riviera. On Sunday we took the Tall One down to Palm Beach for a little culture. Lunch at Howley's was a bit of an eye-opener for him. He had expected an atmosphere like the Colony, I fear. Instead we tucked into our club sandwiches and tuna melt side-by-side with some well-inked characters. There was one group, just out of church, with the requisite tufted pink Chanel and a very nice Hermés, but they were the odd duc...
GALLERY GAZING IN SANTA FE by Laura Beach
Posted: December 31, 2010 06:05 Last Updated: | Laura BeachSANTA FE, N.M. – December is the best month to be in Santa Fe. Snow sugars the old town and farolitos – occasionally still the paper bag and candle variety of childhood memory – climb stepped adobe walls. Pinon scents the night air. At the nearby pueblos, feast day dances bind the generations in spiritual traditions as old as time. A first stop is Coulter Brooks Art & Antiques at 924 Paseo de Peralta. Jan Brooks and Lane Coulter – who is known for such well-thumbed references such as New Mexican Tinwork, 1840-1940; Navajo Saddle Blankets: Textiles to Ride in the American West and Co...
Fine Art Daily - December 15, 2010
Posted: December 15, 2010 05:26 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 15, 2010Our lads are not exactly 10 lords a leaping, rather a herd of elves, eagerly tumbling toward Christmas. There were a few years where we were missing one of this merry band, which caused consternation among my little decorators. It was pointed out to me that I do not disassemble the Christmas tree in a respectful, reverential manner. I do not dust each ornament and decoration. Nor do I and wrap them lovingly in acid-free tissue paper. By the time Epiphany rolls around I am the only one who cleans up all the trappings of Christmas. I employ the Grinch's method of stri...
Fine Art Daily - December 14, 2010
Posted: December 14, 2010 04:47 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 14, 2010I thought everyone could use a little cup of cheer this morning, and nothing is as relentlessly cheerful as a drove of jolly old St. Nicks! My friend John reported on Facebook that he saw a crowd of 200 Santas in New York City recently. Can you imagine? All of the onlookers must have been on their best behavior and hoping that their wishes would come true. Our Santas look as if they have been dipping into my supply of Double Dog Dare Cabernet, or at least the Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre ale. Neither of those options is open to you, Gentle Reader, until the end of a lo...
Fine Art Daily - December 13, 2010
Posted: December 13, 2010 04:59 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 13, 2010What a wild morning it is! The cold front is rushing in and the cats are not happy about it at all. It is difficult to concentrate on napping when the wind is howling. Their vision of sugar plums might not include Christmas trees, but mine does. We still haven't put the tree up, though every other surface of the house is blanketed, not with snow, but with and abundance of Santas, lights, tinsel trees, pine cones, gewgaws and bibelots. As the Martha is wont to say, "vignettes" abound.
Fine Art Daily - December 10, 2010
Posted: December 10, 2010 05:09 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 10, 2010'Tis the Season Eggnog12 eggs, separated8 cups half and half cream1½ cups sugar2 cups bourbon¾ cup brandy1 teaspoons ground nutmegIn a large bowl and using a mixer, beat the egg yolks together with sugar until the mixture is about the color of butter.Very slowly, add in the bourbon and brandy - just a little at a time.Cool this mixture in the fridge.Thirty minutes before Charles and Camilla arrive, whip the cream until stiff, and then gently fold into into the chilled yolk mixture. In yet another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.Gently fold the egg white...
Fine Art Daily - December 9, 2010
Posted: December 09, 2010 05:43 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 9, 2010Selfridges, the store that was encouraging me to spend £11 on a pink glittery reindeer the other day, does fabulous windows at Christmas. When the Pouting Princess and I were in London we were enchanted by the outlandish and creative spirits who created this window - Father Christmas dropping by for a few cocktails, in front of a wall of neon and over a floor covered with wine glasses and Champagne flutes. In other windows he arrived by Vespa, by the Tube, did the laundry and anything else he could think of to encourage good cheer. The more the merrier indeed! Follo...
Fine Art Daily - December 8, 2010
Posted: December 08, 2010 04:47 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 8, 2010It looks as if it is going to be a long, cold winter judging by the license plates we have seen lately. Yesterday I saw a flock of northern plates: Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Ontario, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. And that was just on my daily pilgrimage across the bridge to Publix! I received an email from Selfridge's (one of my fave stores in London) encouraging me to deck our halls with a pink plastic, glitter-covered reindeer. It was supposed to be oh so arch and clever and retro. It looked identical to ones I have seen in Martha's magazine and at Target (in ...
Edward Bannister- In Memoriam, Past and Present
Posted: December 07, 2010 07:17 Last Updated: | James PuzinasAs an art dealer I am often reminded that we are all stewards of the great history of this country; our collections are visual evidence of our links to the past. It does surprise me just how often our “links to the past” are thrust right back into the present. Such a situation is presently developing in Providence, Rhode Island and concerns Brown University. Brown is endeavoring to preserve the memory and home of one of the nation’s most celebrated 19th century African-American artists, Edward M. Bannister. This important historical undertaking has brought to life a painting in our gallery...
Fine Art Daily - December 7 2010
Posted: December 07, 2010 04:49 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 7, 2010Remember Pearl Harbor.And I do not want to hear one single joke today about global warming. Bundle up all you delicate, hot house Floridians! This is a hat. This is a scarf. You will figure out how to use them today! I can still remember standing at the bus stop with the Tall Boy and the Pouting Princess back in their elementary school days when it was a chilly morning, and I had to teach them the valuable lesson of "Putting Hands in Pockets". But whenever I belly-ached to my Red Hot friends about putting up with hot, hurricane-y Florida weather they would not indulge ...
Fine Art Daily - December 6, 2010
Posted: December 06, 2010 04:48 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 6, 2010Best Beloved and I broke out of our routine yesterday and had breakfast out - at Jan's Place in Jensen Beach. Jan's has moved from pillar to post - from Jensen Beach out to Hutchinson Island and back again. We hadn't been to its current location yet, although it has been open there for almost a year, and thought the bright sunny Sunday was an excellent excuse to go load up on carbs and maple syrup. With The New York Times on the Kindle we found a nice booth, friendly waitresses, huge portions and lots of festive seasonal decorations. We drove past the restaurant a co...
Art Miami, Booth A-85
Posted: December 02, 2010 07:44 Last Updated: | Susan TellerArt Miami is in full swing. At our booth, A-85, in the north tent (one of three), Hugh Mesibov's Siege (Leningrad), 1943-44, and Fred Shane's Portrait of Man with Orange Shirt, 1940, are getting lots of attention. The New York, NY section features James Daugherty, Riva Helfond, Anne Ryan, and Louis Schanker. Lynd Ward wood engravings, Peggy Bacon prints and drawings, and modernist works by Fannie Hillsmith, Peter Grippe, and Bernard Rosenquit, roundout the collection. The Big Storm of '10 came through yesterday afternoon and rattled the tent; no rain to speak of but the temperature drop...
Fine Art Daily - December 2, 2010
Posted: December 02, 2010 05:20 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 2, 2010I started decking the halls yesterday. The first item on my long list to be greened was the car. I like putting a simple wreath with a big red bow on the front of the car. It reminds me of New England, although it may all be part of the elaborate re-writing of my autobiography. Since I doubt if Oprah is going to give me a call, it is a fine delusion. I doubt if dour Louisa May Alcott would put greens on her Jeep, but I bet Jo March would. Fa-la-la-la-la! Follow me on Facebook - Fine Art Daily.
Fine Art Daily - December 1, 2010
Posted: December 01, 2010 05:34 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersDecember 1, 2010Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. Tibbar, tibbar, tibbar.Welcome to December!A very faithful Gentle Reader sent me this idea yesterday for a traditional Christmas decoration - an orange studded with cloves. This is an easy and aromatic way to bring some holiday cheer to your home. Meems further enhanced its visual appeal by encircling the orange with magnolia leaves, but she suggests that bay leaves work just as well. We try to assemble a few of these every Christmas, as they are relatively child-safe. There is always the danger of sore thumbs and inhalation of cloves, so be sure your...
Fine Art Daily - November 30, 2010
Posted: November 30, 2010 04:35 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersNovember 30, 2010Here it is — the last day of hurricane season!Unlike my more ambitious neighbors who have already decked their halls, I am just beginning to think about Christmas decorations. We dug the Advent calendar out of its Rubbermaid container before The Tall One and The Pouting Princess returned to their respective universities. But I think I will wait until tomorrow before starting in earnest. Despite all the Black Friday hubbub, it still seems a little early... Follow me on Facebook — Fine Art Daily
Art Miami
Posted: November 29, 2010 07:34 Last Updated: | Susan TellerYesterday, we began setting up at Art Miami. Four works from Hugh Mesibov's Wartime Shipyard are up along with three from our recent Fred Shane show. There is a group of New York City subjects (James Daugherty, Riva Helfond, and Louis Schanker) and modernist works by Fanne Hillsmith and Anne Ryan. Peggy Bacon and Will Barnet are also featured. The benefit preview is tomorrow evening, November 30, and the show runs through Sunday, December 5.
Fine Art Daily - November 29, 2010
Posted: November 29, 2010 05:20 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersNovember 29, 2010The games have begun! Here are the lobsters, racing to become the favored few in the Nativity Play. Actually, we stopped in for lunch at The Lobster House in Tequesta yesterday, plying The Tall One with a lobster roll before he sped back to the ivy-covered walls. Excellent lobster rolls and very delectable onion rings were to be had. We did not tour the fabled 10,000 gallon lobster tank, saving that spectacle for another visit.Welcome back to Monday and your office and the new, daunting stack o'work! Happy holidays! Visit me on Facebook - Fine Art Daily
Fine Art Daily - November 23, 2010
Posted: November 23, 2010 05:19 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersNovember 23, 2010Bickering cherubim. Just like the old days. The Tall One has returned home, and the Pouting Princess will be here tomorrow. It's funny how these little putti reminded me of them when Miss Morning Glory and I were exploring the many nooks and crannies at Adam and Eve. We pick up our bird today and tomorrow will start baking the Blessed Flourless Chocolate Cake. Enjoy your gatherings and your pumpkin pies! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Fine Art Daily - November 22, 2010
Posted: November 22, 2010 05:23 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersNovember 22, 2010Zounds! If you need holiday gift ideas forget about Black Friday and Target and H&M. Miss Morning Glory and I did valuable field research last week, and cannot recommend the Adam and Eve Salvage Company in West Palm Beach too highly. You need to have some imagination when you clamber through the piles of balustrades and sash weights, as you comb through the stained glass, and count the pink sinks. Really, wouldn't a prie dieu kneeler look kind of nifty in the living room? Look at all the headboards from The Breakers! I just love these Grinling Gibbons lion fount...
Fine Art Daily - November 19, 2010
Posted: November 19, 2010 04:57 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersNovember 19, 2010Quick and Easy Garlic Bread1 crusty baguette1 clove peeled garlicSome excellent olive oilShredded Parmigiano ReggianoSlice the bread through the middle, to have a top and bottom. Put on a cookie sheet and broil until the tops are lightly toasted. Let them cool for a moment. Rub the garlic over the tops until it (and your fingertips) are worn to a nubbin. Drizzle the bread with olive oil and scatter some Parmigiano over the bread in a decorative fashion before returning the bread to the oven. Don't broil it again, the cheese will just scorch. Set the temp at about 350...
Peter Grippe Show now on view
Posted: November 17, 2010 08:20 Last Updated: | Susan TellerThe prints and drawings by Peter Grippe (1912-2002) now on view date from 1942 to 1969. They are shown in association with the Allentown Art Museum which featured the artist's works in a recent show, Peter Grippe, A Personal Vocabulary . A member of the American Abstract Artists group, Grippe's prints are all intaglios made at Atelier 17; his ink and watercolor drawings are marvels of American Modernism.
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