Art
In Praise of the Sardine
When my darling niece and her sweetheart’s family begged us to take them on safari,…
What Is Sporting Art?
In 2021, the former Friends of British Sporting Art, of which I was a member,…
All I Want (to give) for Christmas
When I remarked to my adult niece that the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in the…
Tracking Down Frank Stick on the Outer Banks
If, in 1977, I was the leader of our first quest together – sighting red-cockaded…
Terry Mathews’s Elephant – a Football Icon
by Brooke Chilvers You haven’t lived if you haven’t been to a Durty Nelly’s Irish…
Tracking Tigers in Life and in Art
The first tiger in my life was Shere Khan, the “chief among tigers” in Rudyard…
What’s in a Name?
I miss bookstores. Not mall bookstores with 50 shades of the same thing, but independent…
Janis Gave Me a Pheasant
I opt to make a version called Braised Pheasant with Sauerkraut Alsatian Style. Our county…
Fine Arts & Flowers, Galas & Gowns – and Mellon
by Brooke Chilvers Around the time I bought my first pair of bellbottoms, my mother…
From the Clairière de l’Armistice to Franz Marc
Virtually every French king, and two self-proclaimed emperors, hunted stag, roe deer and wild boar…
Xavier de Poret and the Hermès Scarf
The beloved 90 x 90 cm (approximately 35 x 35 inches) piece of twill de…
My Love Affair with Huîtres
Helen LaRose found me on Facebook, more than 40 years after we were teenagers on…Gray's Sporting Properties
