Cover Girl or Spot Goes to Ulta By Laura J. Oliver
Men and women have been wearing makeup since the time of the ancient Egyptians, when both sexes encircled their eyes with kohl eyeliner to deflect the glare of the Egyptian sun. Sure. That’s why I wear it, too. I mean, I love the idea of not wearing any makeup at all, but women who […]
Remembering Pat Steir: An Artist, A Force, A Friend
Art News today (3/25/2026) announced the passing of my dear artist friend Pat Steir (1938 – 2026). This amazing woman stood her man among many male artists for decades. When I was just appointed curator at the small-but-might Academy Art Museum (AAM) in Easton, MD, and suggested to visionary director at the time to […]
Food Friday: Spring Equals Radishes
Each spring brings us delicious new, young vegetables: peas, asparagus, onions, and radishes. Radishes are the pink darlings of early spring. Cherry red, fuchsia, magenta, hot pink, carmine, crimson, scarlet, carnelian, vermilion, coral, cardinal, cerise – I could go through my piles of art supply catalogues picking out the names of vivid reds and […]