Featured photo: “The Trinity of the Holy Handymen,” by Linda Ingraham, on view at {9} The Gallery on Grand Avenue in Phoenix. I was so mellowed out from my silent two-hour walk at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area on Saturday, with the Museum of Walking, that I set aside too little time for Art Detour … Continue reading Photo highlights: Art Detour 29
Featured photo: “Tremolo” (2015) by Dion Johnson. 60 X 80 inches, acrylic on canvas – diptych. Courtesy of Bentley Gallery. Every time I see local shows of the caliber of “Dion Johnson: Luminous Trajectories,” “Bruce Munro,” and “Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads: Gold,” it makes me want to shout to non-Arizonans, “We’re … Continue reading December is gifting us with wonderful exhibits
Featured photo: “Evolving Palette Portrait” by Jon Wassom, part of his solo show at monOrchid. This week was a good time to play catch-up with the Phoenix visual arts scene, now that I’m back from a lovely vacation in cooler climes. And there’s always art to explore, especially on Roosevelt Row, as well as scuttlebutt … Continue reading Just workin’ the art beat … and seeking shade
Featured photo: “Goodnight Sweetheart,” by Scott Wolf. It rained. In June. My notebook got soggy, and I had to stuff my camera under my shirt. OK, just had to get that out of the way, because we longtime Phoenicians get excited about rain. In June. On to the art: There is a show inside Bokeh … Continue reading Soggy notes from First Friday, June 5, 2015
Featured photo: Judith Kruger’s “Lapis Pond Minutia” (2014), 59.75 x 89.75 x 2, mineral pigments, sumi, gold, silver on Kumohada paper on panels. Courtesy of Bentley Gallery and CLUTCH Photo. Two long out-of-town trips this fall have left me woefully behind on Phoenix art scene happenings. But last week I chose my art excursions well, … Continue reading Random acts of art-hopping
It’s just so pleasant to get back into art-strolling nights, and Old Town Scottsdale knows how to put on an art show. Last night, October 18, launched the 38th year of the city’s Thursday-evening art walk, which is hard for even an old-timer like me to believe. To celebrate, the gallery community kicked it up … Continue reading Old Town Scottsdale was a-glitter
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