• Art History

    Happy Birthday Michelangelo

    Michelangelo blog cover

    Happy (belated) Birthday Michelangelo, born March 6, 1475.  Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance – one of the original “Renaissance men.”  You’ve likely run across his name or seen his (or parodies of his) work before.    If you’re not familiar with Michelangelo’s…

  • Art History

    Happy Birthday Augusta Savage

    Happy Birthday Augusta Savage blog cover

    Happy (belated) Birthday Augusta Savage, born February 29, 1892!  Augusta Savage was an American sculptress, teacher, and activist associated with the Harlem Renaissance.  I just learned of her recently and hope you enjoy learning more about her life and art too.   Early Life Augusta Savage was born Augusta Christine Fells…

  • Adventures,  Artwork,  Fun Fact Friday

    A Trip to Seneca Falls (Updated)

    River of Process painting in front of reference sculpture in Ludovico Sculpture Garden Seneca Falls NY

    My plans for the evening got derailed, so I’m switching gears for today’s blog post.  I’m re-sharing my adventure finding the Ludovico Sculpture Trail a couple years ago and then I’ve added the painting that was inspired by the trip at the end.  Enjoy! This weekend I went for a…

  • Adventures,  Fun Fact Friday

    A Trip to Seneca Falls

    Fun Fact Friday graphic - There is a 1.7 mile sculpture trail located in Seneca Falls, New York which features multiple statues and sculptural pieces along the Seneca-Cayuga Canal

    This weekend I went for a random drive up the east side of Seneca Lake.  Of course I stopped by two of my favorite waterfalls along the way – Shequaga Falls in Montour Falls and Hector Falls in Burdett.  The water flow for both is way more than I recall…

  • Fun Fact Friday

    Fun Fact Friday: The Etruscans and Sculpture

    Fun Fact Friday graphic - Etruscans broke away from the Greek tradition of idealized youthful bodies by sculpting more realistic mature versions of their subjects. This was also later seen in Roman sculpture.

    Happy Friday!  Did you know that the ancient civilization of the Etruscans is my favorite civilization?  If you answered no that means you probably haven’t been following along with my blog this past month.  You can go catch up over here. This week a little bit about their sculpture and how…