Latest Paintings- On Stage and Figs

Oil on Wood  8" x 8". Copyright 2013. $200

"Figs" is very much related to my childhood. As I may have mentioned in an earlier posting, I grew up in a house full of fruit trees and one of them was a fig tree. I was always curious about this tree: leaves are rough to the touch and the stem spills a milky substance that is sticky when you cut the leave from the tree. My father used to make "higos en almibar"(figs in syrup) very often and we all savored it as a cold desert at lunch or dinner. Ah! What a gastronomic delight!

 

Oil on Canvas  11" x 14". Copyright 2013. $650

EBook FREE During the Entire Month of May

My book Mandalas: A Personal and Visual Journey into Mandala Journaling is also in ebook format.






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For the entire month of May the ebook is free. 

I hope you take advantage of this opportunity and/or pass the information to others interested in the topic

"Herb & Dorothy 50 x 50"- New Documentary

A new documentary on Herb & Dorothy Vogel, the NY collectors who managed to build a wonderful collection of minimalist art on a government employee's salary, are the focus of a new documentary by Megumi Sasaki. The HuffPost online published an interview with Dorothy that, in my opinion, is worth the reading.
Here is the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/artinfo/people-need-to-follow-the_b_2950888.html

Animated Popup Books

Janet Chafin is the director of Offramp Gallery in Pasadena, CA. She keeps a blog in the HuffPost-
art & culture section. I follow her there.
Recently I came across her article about animated popup books, "a new genre" of popup books. She takes the reader through four animated popup books videos that I think worth of viewing, if you are inclined to do so. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Here is the link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-chafin/popup-books_b_2854699.html?utm_source=Alert-blogger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%2BNotifications

Children of the Decree- Romanian Documentary

You might find of some interest a Romanian documentary made freely available by Florin Iepan, the director of the movie:

Children of the Decree - Full Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZJ-IV8Et0

"Placebo: Cracking the Code"- YouTube Video

Here is a fascinating documentary (2002) about the science and psychology of placebos, centered on a gathering of the Harvard Placebo Study Group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbQnMvhQFw