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Tag: Art
Gorbatov
Al Gates has a new gallery of vadim Gorbatov with old photos and links.
New Gorbatov
John Carlson of Prairie Ice gives us a link to new work by Vadim Gorbatov and a review of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.
Allah’s Navajo Bolo
My other bolo is if possible even stranger. A few years back our friend Phillipe, who was born in Lebanon and often visits there, got an original idea: to commission a bolo tie in traditional Navajo style, from another friend of ours, Navajo silversmith Phil Guerro.The one non- Navajo element was to be the name …
Steve Kestrel
I just did some catalogue copy for a show by the wonderful sculptor Steve Kestrel at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, where many of my friends exhibit their work. I have a copy of the second work on this page.(Click to enlarge). This photo is of course nicer than these, taken on my …
McLoughlin!
My old friend John McLoughlin, zoologist, evolutionist, novelist, and artist, came down to visit from his hideout in the northern mountains to visit Magdalena (always referred to as “Down Among the Wild Men”) for the first time in 23 years. He brought his three daughters and his grandson, and a fine time was had by …
Chinese Tazi Art
Or saluki if that is your preference. Paul Domski sent me this link, which caused me to reply: “Nice image. I have other Chinese saluki- tazi images, some even older, but not this one. Frustrating thing is that the article propagates the Arab origin myth– I have older images from China than any available from …
More Vadim
You can get a print of this, in true color, from the REF– see Reid’s post below.
Gorbatov Prints
The fabulous Russian artist Vadim Gorbatov visited the US last fall under the auspices of the Raptor Education Foundation. He paid a visit to Steve and Libby in Magdalena and Steve posted on the visit and Vadim’s art here and here and here. People intrigued by the samples Steve provided may want to know that …
What Is On My Desk?
Inspired by Doc Hypercube’s bookshelf series, I sent him a slice of one of mine and then turned the camera to my desktop. How many objects here can you identify? The bejewelled crane skull is the work of local artist and friend Yvonne Magener. She may have a website and if so I’ll add a …