Sporting Arts
Qamargah
We refer to the first six of 21 Muslim warrior rulers that dominated large parts…
The Unsinkable Rosa Bonheur
French animalier artist and sculptress Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) is not the only world-famous artist who…
When Rosa Bonheur Met Buffalo Bill
That Picasso and Matisse knew each other, were even friends and often rivals, seems plausible…
Montenegrin Revolvers?
Who knows when the idea of traveling to Montenegro entered my brain? Maybe while reading…
Five Babes, Five Birds
While my husband recalls his many years hunting lions and buffalo as a professional hunter…
The Auberge in the Brittany Forest
In France, I am forever seeking out the remaining bits and pieces of authenticity that…
Renaissance Robotic Art – A Mechanical Galleon and Clock
It’s likely my fascination with “automata,” or automatons, dates back to a New York City…
David Shepherd: And There Were Also Trains
Artist David Shepherd (1931–2017) once said that he was attracted to all things “jumbo,” from…
David Shepherd: Before Elephants, There Were Aircraft
David Shepherd’s is a well-rehearsed life in its telling. The same tales oft repeated and…
Barye Bronzes to Visit the NSL&M in Middleburg, Virginia
by Brooke Chilvers I wish I could say the larger-than-life lions in front of Manhattan’s…
Mayan Jaguar Kings – divided we fall…
With all I’ve learned in life, it seems I never knew that by the time…
William Secord and Dogs in Art
Finally, it’s happening. We are getting out of town in winter to go birdwatching in…Gray's Sporting Properties
