Rembrandt up close
Seeing a Rembrandt up close is nothing like the experience I thought it would be. So, imagine this: you’ve spent years flipping through art books, soaking up every detail of Rembrandt’s paintings. You’ve marveled at the subtlety of his brushwork, admired his mastery of light,…
Planning an art residency to get results
Planning an art residency is the key to making sure you make the most of the opportunity. This January, I went on a week’s residency to the Ballinglen Art Foundation with two artist friends. It’s difficult to describe just how much this trip moved my…
Hagia Sofia. Finding treasure.
Hagia Sophia. Finding treasure in my own family. Here’s why this painting is so precious to me. One evening while I was visiting my family in South Africa some years ago, my sister pulled four boxes out of the back of the cupboard. They had…