I've helped two WW2 vets publish their memoirs on the web. Mac, McKenzie J. Grogory, an officer in the Australian Navy and Jig, John D. Bridgers MD, a US Navy aviator, both survived the war. In the years since Mac, Carl and family have published more… Read more »
Silas Durant's realist paintings forget about time
I asked Silas J. Durant how long it took him to paint this. He said he had to forget about time in order to get his paintings done.I should say so. The geometry, the realistic surfaces, the worn floor, the beautifully proportioned room with an uncan… Read more »
Rooms with views without rooms or views by Karen and James Hollingsworth
I wasn't the only person who wanted to be at that table. Seaside sunlight shone from the painting into the gallery. I could almost feel the breeze making the curtains flutter. It's an Architecture Tourist 2-fer.These photos of photo realism are from … Read more »
There Is Still So Much We Don't Know About The Rites Of Spring
At Mason Murer Fine Art, paintings by C. Dawn Davis kept pulling me back. The colors are ocean deep; the subjects mysterious but witty. Above is just a detail.Here is the whole "There Is Still So Much We Don't Know About The Rites Of Spring" thing.… Read more »
Formal + Scruffy at CNU - Garden Growing Wild
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is conducting it's 18th conference in Atlanta this week. I attended a day of free events put on by NextGen, the next generation of New Urbanists.When landscape architect / new urbanist Benjamin Morton showed th… Read more »
Mason Murer curates Peters Street Gallery
Mark Mason Karelson from Mason Murer Fine Art curated the latest exhibition at Peters Street Gallery. We were fortunate to visit during the May Castleberry Hill Art Stroll.Giant calligraphy."Choices" by Alvaro Alvillar. I think "choices" refers to th… Read more »
Artist Trifecta Gallery
Artist Trifecta Gallery is a relatively new addition to the Castleberry Hill neighborhood of Atlanta. On the left is gallery proprietor Amanda Brown.In the background: work by Nigel Marson, which became a cover for Edwin McCain's Austin Series CD.Art… Read more »
Curators, Cooks, Calligraphers and Bloggers on a Friday at Calstleberry
Three architecture tourists did the Castleberry Hill Stroll on Friday. We met some nice folks. Here is some huge calligraphy at Peters Street Gallery to get us started.I'll get back to the art in another post.On the left is Mark Mason Karelson of Mas… Read more »
Your Head is Full of Stars
I got some cool pictures."Your Head is Full of Stars" Improv Dance and Music left me with great memories. I went on a lark with GloATL fresh on my mind. Why not try more improv dance?Allen Welty-Green is keyboardist for Zentropy featuring Gabriel Mon… Read more »