Dear Mr. Gleason, I was disappointed to read your recent review of Bradford Salamon’s work at the Hilbert Museum (LINK HERE).  We rely on people such as yourself for thoughtful criticism of art in southern California galleries and museums.  This review, unfortunately, was nothing more than an irresponsible series of cheap shots culminating in your … Read more

The art collector said, “Look, there’s Barry Humphries. You should get a photo.” I followed his eyes and saw the man best known as Dame Edna Everage. He was discretely browsing paintings at the fine art auction preview, catalogue in hand.  I remembered his other character – the obscene Sir Les Patterson, Australian Cultural Attaché … Read more

ART REVIEW AS SHORT STORY Twice in my life I had visited Glendale Community College and twice in my life I had vowed to never go there again. Both times I had wonderful experiences with the art. The first time was a solo show by Brian Ruppel some time in the 1990s. Maybe one day … Read more

In a few months it will be five years since I returned to Sydney to rebuild my life as an artist.  Before leaving Brisbane I rented a room in a boarding house via WhatsApp. I packed the art materials I had left in a few boxes, along with some clothes and books, and sent them … Read more

Life in recent years has been about increasing family time, appreciation, and resurgence. Americans in general, have had the time to reflect on many of the things we deem important to our everyday survival. As a second generation El Salvadoran, Elmer Guevara merges the journey of his family to the United States with his path … Read more

ART REVIEW AS SHORT STORY We drove up Fairfax for the sole purpose of turning right onto Wilshire. The Craft and Folk Art Museum, I still call it that, they changed their name to Craft Contemporary but old habits don’t die, the point being it is on the right side of the street. The traffic … Read more