Brooke Chilvers
Cranach the Elder’s Confusing Hunt Scenes
Until you read it, study it, or figure it out yourself: You are not losing…
Why Every Museum, and Most Castles, Has Its Cranach
Having missed out on childhood Bible stories in favor of the Sunday children’s choir in…
The Worst Week of the Year
Today I’ve made French chef Michel Guérard’s (then) shockingly inventive 1968 salade gourmande, which made…
Who Is Chardin?
by Brooke Chilvers Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) is one of those 18th century French artists whose name always…
Jean Siméon Chardin – Who He Is Not
Picture in your mind the artwork you associate with the Château de Versailles during the…
The Making of a Ken Carlson Painting
For a sick boy stuck in bed for a year recovering from rheumatic fever, the…
On Becoming Ken Carlson
If any number of wildlife artists were born within driving distance of the great museums…
The Order of the Elephant
After a two-year battle with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) over flight cancellations during the Covid era,…
I Went to the Cummer Museum of Art in Jacksonville
This wasn’t the first time I’ve traveled far to see a painting—only to discover, when…
SEWE 2024: Been There!
You have to understand that I lived in Charleston—Isle of Palms, to be exact—in 1976. …
Apokalupsis – An Uncovering: The Morris Museum Exhibition
Artist Joseph H. Sulkowski considers the works in his interactive, multi-media traveling exhibition, Apokalupsis –…
Adieu to an Artist: Bodo Meier
It’s terrible when a journeyman actor, after decades of hard work, suddenly snatches the perfect…Gray's Sporting Properties
