A tip of the hat to Tom Hayden who passed away yesterday. Fresh out of school in 1961, a quick read that summarizes the Port Huron Statement that he had a hand in writing at the time and you go … Read More
Although her name was familiar to me, Mona Hatoum’s work was not. In correspondence with a friend MH’s work was brought to my attention as a response to a photograph that I took of a wall of shining new scaffolding … Read More
The sketch is Crazy Philadelphia Eddie. Edward Funk was a tattoo artist who past away in the last week. I didn’t know of him until my son sent me a text with a picture when he heard of his passing. … Read More
Toronto Blue Jay’s centre fielder, Kevin Pillar, will be at it this afternoon in the first game of the ALDS. He’s almost always good for one spectacular catch in a game. …dh
I was watching a video post that The Guardian put up of Martin Gayford interviewing David Hockney on the topic of what turns a picture into a masterpiece. I wasn’t overly interested in the topic but I found the aging … Read More
From everything I read today he was a decent man. For what ever reason I could never warm up to him but my brother, a scratch golfer, thought he was golfing deity, the king. I used a picture of him … Read More
I knew John Bentley Mays work as a writer covering visual arts mostly in the Toronto area, for Canada’s national news paper, The Globe & Mail. I don’t think he has written on the visual arts for them for a … Read More
The sketch of W P Kinsella is true to my back pocket sketch book. I have read three or four of his novels and collection of short stories and was fascinated by what I had seen in video documentaries or … Read More
There were a fair number of Prince Buster tracks playing on various radio stations yesterday in tribute to the Jamaican musician. He passed away on Thursday September 8th. The track that seemed to be getting the most play was his … Read More
Elliot Tiber died on Wednesday August 3rd. The New York Times obit tells how in his capacity as the head of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce he took out a permit that allowed the August, 1969 Woodstock music festival to … Read More