Saturday, May 26, 2018

Michelangelo and Pope Paul III Background Story - Michelangelo and the Vatican Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples - Essay

Tiziano Vecello, called Titian, Portrait of Pope Paul III
1543, oil on canvas, 
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte,
Naples. Courtesy of MFA,H.

"...his unwavering belief that Michelangelo was as much saint as genius, 'infused with divine grace,' can be tiresome..."

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Tod Bailey Savage Color - The Orchard - Interview

Tod Bailey, “The Orchard,” 2017, Oil on Canvas, 38” x 42”

"..coloring has always been a primary component of Tod’s pictorial construction..."   (Virginia Billeaud Anderson - BoudinandBourbon.com asks Tod Bailey about tonal balance in his abstract painting "The Orchard.")

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Karin Broker - Be “More Nice” Bitch - Broker Speaks - Interview

Karin Broker, picture pretty, 2014, Conte
on formica with leather bound book, 84 x 60 x 3”

"And then the coward hung himself instead of staying alive to be raped in prison every day for the rest of his life..." (Virginia Billeaud Anderson interviews Karin Broker about her art career and her exhibition "Karin Broker: damn girls" at McClain Gallery.)

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Joe Havel - The Front Man: Questions for Joe Havel - Interview

Joe Havel with Hanna, Summer 2015

“happy to do the interview,” Joe Havel told me, and immediately sent me a “portrait” of his bird Hanna. (Virginia Billeaud Anderson interviews Joseph Havel about his art.)