Sharing thoughts of a recent visit to Georgia O’Keeffe’s house in Abiquiu, New Mexico. She’s one of those artists who is so well-known, she’s almost ubiquitous, like Van Gogh or Picasso, and major museums invariably have her work. But, she was great, strong woman ahead of her time, trailblazing artist. It’s cool when you visitContinueContinue reading “Georgia”
Category Archives: 2023
Bandelier
Recent musings, from a few weeks back, hiking around Bandelier National Monument, which is about forty miles northwest of Santa Fe, right next to Los Alamos. Beautiful time of year in New Mexico, the aspens and cottonwood turning colors and a bit of fall in the air. Bandelier is a cool place, it preserves theContinueContinue reading “Bandelier”
Golden Dinosaurs
Recently trucked on down to St. Petersburg Florida for Labor Day, after which my son embarked on his senior year. Dinner one night, a Rays game the next. For the senior year kick-off dinner out, Jude recommended a great vegan place in Gulfport called “Golden Dinosaurs” and met me there after a day at the beachContinueContinue reading “Golden Dinosaurs”
Of the Earth
At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, getting some “face time.” Get it? Nice outdoor sculpture exhibit called “Of the Earth” going on, with works by Polish American artist Olga Ziemska, using reclaimed materials from the Arboretum. I have to say the Arboretum is one of my two happy places, the other being Radnor LakeContinueContinue reading “Of the Earth”
Eric Markowitz Tribute
Up in Chicago last month for a memorial of a friend of mine, Eric Markowitz. I met Eric way back in the day, when I was getting my undergraduate degree at DePaul; we were both English majors and musicians. Excellent guitar player and songwriter, he wound up contributing mightily to my second record, as wellContinueContinue reading “Eric Markowitz Tribute”
Doug Hoekstra 