My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

I have written 321 blogs in a row—each week for six years. Today I am taking a vacation. Here is my blog from one year ago: A Complex L...

Every picture tells a story, and in art, it is remarkable how different that story can be from one person to the next. For instance, a p...

Among the myriad memories of my youth, some episodes stand out more than others. When I was 13, I was with friends playing basketball at th...

How often does it happen that after visiting an art museum, we walk back out onto the same streets, but with different eyes.  After spend...

    To arrive at the Bisti Badlands in New Mexico is like landing on another planet. No paved roads, no trees or shrubs—only barren, ro...

“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?” ― Neltje Blanchan It is impossible to stay indoors during the springtime...

I heard an incredible story recently. At the health club I attend, I had just finished swimming and went to soak in the hot tub. I got in, a...

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso While the art of children lacks technic...

Yin-Yang , Mixed-media on canvas, 20 x 30 inches “I wish I had not seen that!” Heidi Of The Mountains was in our gallery when she overhea...

North coast of Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea This time five years ago, while on the island of Sicily, I experienced a luxurious solitu...

It is interesting how sometimes when we are looking for one thing, we find another that is more important. In Bavaria recently, Erki Eichen...