HERB ALPERT During his first visit to Mexico in 1962, Herb Alpert was dazzled by the earthy colors rampant in the cities and towns. Simultaneously, he discovered the same colors in the paintings of Rufino Tamayo, and was mesmerized by their “balanced brilliance” and the “sense of freedom” that he interpreted as “organized chaos.”  The [...]

VINCENT van GOGH AND THE PAINTERS OF THE PETIT BOULEVARD Dear Editor, “Oh no, not another van Gogh show!” The Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition, Vincent van Gogh and the painters of the Petit Boulevard – February 17, 2001 – May 13, 2001 – presents a different look at the great artist. You see Vincent [...]

JOYCE MELANDER-DAYTON The Rymer Gallery’s upcoming show, Joyce Melander-Dayton: Mid-Career Retrospective will feature 25 years of work by the Santa Fe-based artist. The exhibition will open on April 3, 2010 and run through April 24, 2010. The Rymer Gallery and UBS Private Wealth Management will host a private artist’s reception the following week. In addition, [...]

LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE SPLENDOR OF POLAND A History of Collecting and Patronage, an exhibition of 77 painting from public and private collections in Poland, will be on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum from September 13, 2002 to November 24, 2002. The exhibition includes many outstanding paintings, the most famous of which is [...]

9/11 ELEGY["Footprint panel] (panel 1 of 9) 2001, acrylic and ash on canvas, 60 in x 60 in EJAY WEISS EJay Weiss, a native New Yorker, studied architecture and painting at Pratt Institute. He developed an architectonic view of the picture-plane, evolved over 30 years as a geoscopic perspective. The spatial evolution of his paintings, [...]