Margaret Lockwood Gallery in Sturgeon Bay hosts its traditional season opening reception this Sunday, May 28, 2:00- 5:00. Featured are ethereal landscapes and tryptics by Lockwood, jewelry by Angela Lensch and Skye Ciesla, ceramics by Renee’ Schwaller, large-scale sculptures by Dan Bresnahan and mobiles by Steven Haas. Music will be provided by Cathy Grier (a.k.a. […]
A couple of weeks ago Allin and I spent several wonderful days in San Francisco. It usually rained in the morning and evening, but was sunny during the day, and as a result we enjoyed crystal clear springtime weather. We ate great food, traveled around a beautiful city, and went to see Hamilton (which was […]
Toward the end of this month Allin and I will be heading out to San Francisco. Of course at this time of year it always makes sense, as a resident of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to head toward the warm air, blossoms, and sunshine that beautiful city is associated with. However, atmospheric reasons aside, we are […]
In my last blog, I discussed the slow emergence and development of four separate themes in my work, themes that have reappeared often enough now that I refer to them as visual motifs. Additionally, I touched on the twin roles that these four visual motifs have assumed, these motifs: 1) aid in creating a coherent […]
The mid-twentieth-century French artist Jean Bazaine once said “An artist has a very small number of things to say, which are ever emphasized and ever identical.” This viewpoint has been shared by many other artists: Vincent Van Gogh obsessively painted sunflowers, William Turner focused most of his energy on the sea, and Edvard Munch painted […]