If you’ve always wanted to paint, but you don’t know how to do it or where to start, this is for you. Painting is not just for “the talented” or those who have been at it since they had the motor skills to hold a brush. It’s for literally anyone who wants to do it. … Read more
First, the original promotion and artist statement: Visit the Downtown Improvement District Office September–October to see Art Alliance member Randi Anderson’s exhibition, The Mind is a Frightening Place, an exhibition of acrylic paintings and poetry that explore the inner world of desires, fears, and mental illness. Is your mind a safe place? I wonder how … Read more
Original artist statement for the Midsommar Crowns show at the Bellefonte Art Museum, February 2022. A brief reflection follows! In the 2019 horror film Midsommar, there’s a striking emotional core in which the heroine Dani’s emotional vulnerability is treated as a burden and outright annoyance by her emotionally stunted, indecisive, and indifferent boyfriend, for whom she … Read more
Three years ago, I was lucky enough to visit the the most famous art museum in St. Petersburg, Russia — the Hermitage — housed in what was formerly the Winter Palace. It was just as much a monument to beauty as you might expect, except for one thing. Something that rather tarnished the experience overall, … Read more
Folks, I fell off the wagon. I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear it. Even when I made that 4-book diet resolution, I was already cheating on it. BUT IT’S ‘KAY because the books I’m reading this month are even better than last month’s! My spiritual reading pick hasn’t changed (I’ll be reading The Imitation … Read more