Van Gogh in Houston
Several images come to mind when one thinks of Van Gogh, especially sunflowers, and starry night scenes. The current exhibit of 50 of his works at the Museum of Fine…
GOOD OMENS set to Premiere
May 31 is the date for the premiere of the TV mini series Good Omens. All 6 episodes will be released that day on Amazon Prime. Good Omens made a…
GISELLE
Fans of opera are not always fans of ballet, but the Ballet Austin performance of Giselle should happily unite those connoisseurs for two reasons. Those who love bel canto opera…
Hagans: Art, Truth and Lies
“Art is cool because we get to tell the truth through lies.” When R.C. Hagans was three, he found a sharpie and scribbled around all four walls of his house.…
A Deliciously Demented Landscape
Charlie Manx is a man out of time. This complex character is the brainchild of author Joe Hill, who was at SXSW along with two stars of the upcoming TV…
Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts and Crafts movement that began in England in the 1840s and 50s still elicits awe. Its range of infiltration into everyday life is the motivating force behind an…
Art from India in Seattle
With the alluring name of Peacock in the Desert, an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is showcasing the royal arts of Jodhpur, in the northwest of India. It…
Brutal and Disturbing
Visceral emotions are the order of the day when viewing an exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle. Entitled Castoffs, it is by Martha Friedman, director of the Program…
Armadillo Christmas
An annual fixture in Austin is Armadillo Christmas, currently on show at the Palmer Center. More of an upscale arts and crafts fair than the sort of Christmas bazaar where…
Americans Abroad: Paintings 1860-1931
The Bridge at Andorra in the tiny country between France and Spain was done by Henry Strater in 1920. Strater toured Spain between his first summer in Ogunquit, Maine, in…