Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART

PHOTO ESSAY – The Farmer’s Market

One of the great assets of summer is the Farmer’s Market. It is such a pleasure to buy fresh produce from these local growers, who sell their products directly to us. These markets are a visual and culinary delight to attend. For now, enjoy the warm days of summer and consider buying your produce from […]

The Guggenheim Museum – A Great Art Icon of NYC!

Knotted, Torn, Scattered: Sculpture after Abstract Expressionism (the current exhibition) The exhibition features sculptural work in the Guggenheim collection from the 1960s and ’70s by six artists who helped redefine the legacy of postwar art in the United States. The works in this exhibition—produced by Lynda Benglis, Maren Hassinger, Robert Morris, Senga Nengudi, Richard Serra, and Tony […]

ALICE NEEL: at The Met 5th Ave. / “People Come First”

ALICE NEEL: Met 5th Ave. “People Come First” is the first museum retrospective in New York of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984) in twenty years. This ambitious survey positions Neel as one of the century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose longstanding commitment to humanist principles inspired her life as well as […]

“Beeples” (NFT) Sells for $69 Million – It’s a Whole New World!

NEWS: The artist Beeples’ online digital artwork, titled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days”, recently sold at auction, as a crypto (NFT) digital only work for the third-highest price of any art EVER, for a living artist. WHAT IS AN NFT? NFT stands for “non-fungible token”, fungible means interchangeable. Example: a $20 bill is not unique, […]

“The Goldfinch” a beautiful painting, book & movie

“The Goldfinch” – A painting, plus a book and movie with this painting as the centerpiece of the plot. The Goldfinch, in Dutch, “Het Puttertje”, is a painting by Carel Fabritius (c.1654) of a chained bird (goldfinch), is an oil painting on panel, 13.2” by 9”. The work belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis […]

Sharon Duffield – “MY MAINE” posting daily photos

Sharon Duffield is a photographer living in Maine.  For 40 years she previously lived in Colorado, but growing up on the East Coast she wanted to return to her roots. Duffield has delved into the world of photography for many years and continues to evolve as a visual explorer, adventurer, and wanderer. She often hops in […]

LARRY RICKARDS REMEMBERED – Creator of Fantasy Sculptures!

(Editors Note: As we were assembling this Winter Issue 2021 of ARTS&FOOD® we were informed Larry Rickards passed away in Dec. 2020.) Larry Rickards, a Colorado native, has been creating unique art objects ranging from Jewelry, ornaments, ornamental utensils to outdoor sculptures. Committed to bringing a sense of happiness and pleasure to the viewer, his […]

(21st Century Version) “LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY 2020”

“2020 LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY” by Jack Atkinson This Painting (Digital output art) was based on “Le déjeuner des canotiers” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1881) now in The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.  (Reference art was the artist’s original photo, taken with the permission of the museum.) Sorry Pierre – This new painting was all done […]