Perpetual Nature Journal Joys

Originally posted on Practical Pages:
Last year I introduced you to Lara Gastiger and her inspiring nature journals and beautiful botanical artwork. Recently I read Anne’s interview with Lara Gastiger on My Giant Strawberry  – A Sketchbook Conversation.  Here’s how Lara describes her perpetual nature journal ~ “I encourage everyone to obtain a blank journal that is a portable size and proceed…

Maynard Dixon: Hopi Man, (1923)

huariqueje: Hopi Man   –      Maynard Dixon , 1923. American, 1875-1946 oil on canvas, 20 3/16 x 16 in. Brigham Young University Museum of Art,

Diamond Mountains, the Olympics, and Korean Art

“Diamond Mountains: Travel and Nostalgia in Korean Art,” a melancholy beauty of a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, reveals the indelible influence of this mountain range on Korean painting from the 18th century to today.