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Artist Profile: The ‘Mix Tape’ New Music Pianist Vicky Chow

Here is the latest article I wrote for the Huffington Post, a profile of new music pianist Vicky Chow: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-garten/vicky-chow-piano_b_1937990.html By Joel Garten Pianist Vicky Chow has a buzz around her. She plays a wide variety of new music; many … Continue reading

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Antwerp Train Station

Here is the beautiful Antwerp train station

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Vivian Reiss: Sheep Painting

Vivian Reiss has completed a large series of paintings of sheep in a farm outside Toronto.  The works have extremely inventive compositions.  Sheep stare directly out of the canvas, while other sheep stand in a the barnyard architecture with their … Continue reading

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Sketch for Bonheur De Vivre

Here is a sketch for the Bonheur De Vivre by Matisse.  I have previously posted the final painting.  I love this sketch, beacuse it is a more abstracted version of the final painting.

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New World Center, Miami Florida

Here i am wamdering around the landscaping outside the New World Center, the symphony hall designed by Frank Gehry in Miami, Florida.

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Bonnard at the Norton Museum of Art

A huge, unfinished painting by Bonnard.

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Dan Flavin at the Norton Museum of Art

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Richard Diebenkorn at Norton Museum of Art

At the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach there are two very beautiful, small Diebenkorns that transfixed me.

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Quite Interesting: The British Quiz Show!

QI is  fun british quiz show featuring Stephen Fry.  The questions are so difficult that they dont expect the panel to know the answers, so points are awarded based on how interesting the answers are.  Points are deducted, and alarms … Continue reading

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Front Chard

Vivian Reiss’ front yard is filled with swiss chard, so she calls is her front chard.  Beautiful rainbow colors!

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Fun Pasta Sauce Commercial

Tarako is a type of Japanese pasta sauce made from spicy fish roe.  Its really delicious!  The Kewpie company makes these fun commercials with the little kewpie-beanbag charachters.  Thanks to Yurie for sending me this video.

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Cute photos

Which is more cute? photos of me and a baby from a recent garden party.

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