Paris, France "Art is never finished. Only abandoned." - Leonardo Da Vinci Following up on a post I did in August , Dyi...

We're in Edinburgh for the week. Small as it is, this city holds some important pieces of the puzzle like Mary, Queen of Scots who rule...

Went to the Louvre today. My favorite pieces were two unfinished sculptures of slaves abandoned by Michelangelo, beautiful work but a grim ...

Seems that flu I had over the weekend is finally winding down. I spent this morning in my studio and did a couple of quick pencil/pastel dra...

Florence, Italy Florence, Italy Lee describes the historic center of Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, as a world suspende...

Life or art? Who imitates who? Art installation at Tate Modern August 20, 2015 George Monbiot , author and blogger at the UK Gu...

The whole world is on a first name basis with Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn but Swami calls him Zoon.  He tells me they go way back. ...

Pause when agitated Barcelona:  Museums visited to date: Museu d'Història de Barcelona (City History Museum):  Rome came a...

We're leaving for the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in a few minutes so I'm gobbling down my oatmeal and hurriedly slurpin...

Our window westward Madrid. Hemingway loved the place, but I can't say it does much for me. Then again, if I lived in the golden h...

Culbenkian and friend Yesterday I got schooled at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum , all in a very friendly manner of course. I said ...

Thriftstore deco pop art plate Price: $20 Artist unknown We left New York on Friday and flew to Los Angeles where we spent a few days d...

Diane Keaton got in the elevator at the Getty Villa the other day and after it began its descent to the parking garage she turned to me a...

The first time I stood before Van Gough's "Irises", I cried. As far as I am concerned, it is the jewel of the Getty . And I...