Oct 14, 2024 | News from the studio
Get this! I received a call from the U.S. State Department Art in Embassies director. The U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait would like to loan my Coneflowers painting to exhibit in the main entrance of the residence. On the left is a photo of the painting in the entrance...
Sep 17, 2024 | Tabloid art history
On the deck of the USS Constitution. Today, September 17, 2024 is Constitution Day in the United States. The US Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by founding members of the United States including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin....
Aug 5, 2024 | Tabloid art history
For 40 years, I taught art and architectural history, art education, and studio art at the college level. I loved my life as a professor, helping students launch their careers as artists and educators. I decided to share my knowledge in this section, Tabloid Art...
Jul 31, 2024 | News from the studio, Upcoming events
Visiting Martha’s Vineyard this summer? Please stop by Cousen Rose Gallery, 71 Circuit Ave. Oak Bluffs, and see my collection of artwork inspired by this lovely island. Gwen McAllister, of The Martha’s Vineyard Times wrote a review of the exhibition. Here...
May 27, 2024 | Upcoming events
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation Act freed Africans from slavery. Some of these former slaves became artists whose work has influenced American art to this day. This lecture highlights a few of these artists and the contributions they made to our common cultural...
May 19, 2024 | Tabloid art history
So, I get a message from a lovely woman who wanted me to paint a dahlia garden for her newly redesigned home. She shared with me that dahlias were her favorite flower as they reminded her of her mother, whom she picked dahlias for and brought them to her when her...
