One Eyed Fat Man

    The word is out that the the Coen brothers, filmmakers of such wonderfully idiosyncratic movies such as Raising Arizona, Fargo, and No Country For Old Men, are in the process of remaking the classic western True Grit.  It follows that I would like to be the first in line to remark, what in the […]... Read More
WATWILL Toggenburg as seen from the castle Iberg in Wattwil SANTIS SANTIS PANOROMA LOOKING SOUTH -CHURFIRSTEN SANTIS VIEW SANTIS PANOROMA LOOKING SOUTH - CHUFIRSTEN EINSIEDELN EINSIEDELN HOCH YBRIG GRINDELWALD END OF THE WORLD - ENGELBERG

A Fine Man, a Wattwil Native Son

       An especially favorite uncle passed today; he was a tremendous brother to my mother, a great friend to my father, a wonderful husband and father to his family.  I want to especially honor him today by reflecting  on how he brought his heimat – the love and attachment to a homeland –  to me, a nephew […]... Read More

A Gunslinger Greater Than Favre

     As I warned you last month, the saga of Brett Favre has indeed evolved into another final curtain performance with the Minnesota Vikings this year. Now 40 years old, and soon in October 41, Favre is among a small group of warriors that extended their NFL careers into their fifth decade and an even smaller […]... Read More
WINSLOW HOMER - A RAINY DAY IN CAMP (THE ATHENEAUM) WINSLOW HOMER - THE BRIDAL PATH -CLARK ART INSTITUTE WINSLOW HOMER - ROWING HOME (PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON DC) WINSLOW HOMER- SUNLIGHT ON THE COAST WINSLOW HOMER - ARTISTS SKETCHING IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS (PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART) WINSLOW HOMER - BREEZING UP -A FAIR WIND (NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART)

The Centennial of Winslow Homer

The Portland Maine Museum of Art is hosting a large retrospective on the artwork of American artist Winslow Homer on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death. The exposition, “Winslow Homer and the Poetics of Place”, is highlighted in the New York Sun and focuses on Homer’s unique American gifts for translating the […]... Read More
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