MST’s ‘Hard Problem’ a ‘Good’ show

Main Street Theater’s production of Tom Stoppard’s “The Hard Problem” is “good.” It made me happy to see such a well-done piece of art. Of course, there is no quantifiable way to tell how how much happiness I felt. It‘s just a feeling, a demonstration of my consciousness. Therein lies the question of the eponymous …

Troutman Drawn to Comics

Here is my profile of artist Christopher J. Troutman,  published in the October 2019 ISSUE arts magazine, and his exhibition "Sequential: Studio Art and Comics." Click here for a link to the story. To see a digital version of the pages, click on the image below.

Antoni Gaudi: Part 1

This is the first of a three-part series on the great Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, published in the October 2019 ISSUE arts magazine. Part 1 focuses on his houses. Click here for a link to the story. To see a digital version of the pages, click on the image below.

‘Las Meninas’ Series Gives Insight to Picasso’s Creative Mind

BARCELONA — For the past 20 years, I have found that my painting seems to go in series. I do a series of paintings or drawings around a theme and suddenly I will get a wild hair to try something else. Then it is off on another series. To the casual observer, it may not …

Museu Picasso Highlights Master’s Career

BARCELONA — Tucked away down a narrow street in Barcelona’s Born neighborhood is an artistic jewel — The Museu Picasso. While Pablo Picasso exhibitions are plentiful, there were six in 2018 in Europe alone, the permanent collection here has a personal touch. The artist was actively involved in the museum’s development and donated much of his …

Museu de Xocolata is a Sweet Treat

BARCELONA — One never knows what one will run into when one needs to pee. In the hot Barcelona summer, I fight the heat by drinking water — copious amounts. On a nice walk to the old Gothic quarter, I found I really needed to go. As if by magic, the Museo de la Xocolata …