Herb & Dorothy Vogel Built a Priceless Art Collection on a Budget
Herb & Dorothy Vogel, a couple of unassuming New Yorkers, built one of the world’s most significant collections of modern art then gave it away to the National Gallery of Art. Their shared obsession with art is by turns endearing…
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En Masse at Montreal’s Musée des Beaux-Arts
I wrote about En Masse some time ago. I know a few of the people involved with En Masse socially and they’re all super-talented artists, so it’s always impressive to see their collaborative work. In any case, the Musée des…
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New Artwork – Ian Rogers – My Sketchbook
This time I took my inspiration from the meat specials in the weekly flyers from my local grocer, using some pencils, some watercolour, & some gesso. French steak was $3.99 a pound. I love how flyers use so many fonts…
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Valentine’s Day Cards
Hey kids, you have a special someone you’d like to impress with a witty yet sentimental Valentine’s day card but you’re stuck for ideas even though there’s only one day left? Not to worry, I have a bunch. Maybe too…
Salvador Dali & J.G. Ballard
Lately I’ve been reading a great little book, J.G. Ballard Quotes. As one might expect, it’s a collection of quotes from interviews and writings from one of my favourite authors, J.G. Ballard – you may know his work such as…
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