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My wife and me in front of Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

Let me take you to where the art is! From big city museums to small town galleries, great art is everywhere if you know where to look.

Not long ago, I was an outsider in the art world. I was a sports fanatic with zero arts background writing and talking primarily about college football for the first 20 years of my professional life. Then, a funny thing happened.

About the time I turned 40, I started traveling more regularly to the Western U.S. with my wife, occasionally popping into the galleries. Having always loved the West, western landscapes and wild animals, I was attracted to the paintings of mountains and canyons and the sculptures of grizzly bears and moose. They were beautiful and didn’t require a master’s of fine arts degree to understand.

Western art would be my “gateway drug” to the wider art world.

Thanks to the care and attention given me by a gallerist in Colorado who spent hours with my wife and me looking at great art – 20th century Russian Impressionism mostly – explaining to us how to look and what to look for, I gradually developed an “eye” for art and a passion for learning more.

From Western art to Impressionism, post-Impressionism, Fauvism, German Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, the more I looked, the more I liked, and I rapidly developed an appreciation for all genres of art, diving headlong into books, magazines, YouTube videos, documentaries, podcasts and visiting as many museums and galleries as I could on my travels around America.

I was hooked.

Now, I hope to share my passion for art with you by highlighting the best art to see in person around the country. I’ll tell the stories of the artists and work, explain in simple, non-academic terms why they’re worth your time, and with any luck transfer a small amount of the joy art has given me to you.

Art has changed my life, it has changed my outlook, let me show you how.

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Selections on view in @wolfsonian’s POWERFUL “ Selections on view in @wolfsonian’s POWERFUL “Art For Justice” exhibition.

I’ll be writing about this more in depth for Forbes this week. Scroll to end for harrowing story of incident that inspired this work.

Sadly, the themes addressed long ago continue resonating today.
@noc167 (Melvin Samuels) at @museumofgraffiti in M @noc167 (Melvin Samuels) at @museumofgraffiti in Miami.

Museum of Graffiti is a block from Wynwood Walls and packs a wallop for a small space. Make sure it’s on your @miamiandbeaches itinerary.
“The Real Surreal” exhibition curated by @marc “The Real Surreal” exhibition curated by @marcelkatzart @theartplug wrapping up at @theconfidante in @miamiandbeaches. Get there before it closes.

Highlight is Salvador Dali’s large-scale bronze “Saint George and the Dragon” sculpture, number 7 of 7, once residing in the Vatican, $1.3M.

Featured in hotel lobby are paintings by @grabster and @tiagomagro.
What have I missed most about visiting art museums What have I missed most about visiting art museums? Discovery. Discovering new artists like I did in @miamiandbeaches with Misheck Masamvu.

I was blown away by her painting at @elespacio23 (last picture behind floor installation) and then I saw her work again at @pamm. Same sensation. 

The dynamic color and aggressive paint handling brought me in, the painting’s turmoil and depth kept me around. Brilliant artist I will not forget.
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@eriniscreative.co ‘Simone’
@zacfreemanart ‘Jimi’
@hatchermarsha ‘The Black T-Shirt’
Born on this day in 1856, John Singer Sargent. W Born on this day in 1856, John Singer Sargent. 

Who’s seen this lady at @metmuseum? 

Sargent painted my favorite portrait, ‘Madame X,’ the painting highlighted by the the most dramatic permanent install in any American art museum I’ve seen, ‘El Jaleo’ at @gardnermuseum, and for a long time my favorite paintng at my local art museum, ‘In the Alps’ at @cummermuseum.
‘Mama Bush II, Keep the Home Fires Burnin,’’ ‘Mama Bush II, Keep the Home Fires Burnin,’’ (2006) by @mickalenethomas at @rubellmuseum.

One mark of a brilliant artist is an individual style instantly recognizable from 50 yards away. Thomas has that and more.

#blackartist #femaleartist #blackculture #blackisbeautiful #painting #blacklivesmatter #comtemporaryart
@teresita.fernandez from @lehmannmaupin ‘Solariu @teresita.fernandez from @lehmannmaupin ‘Solarium (Sanctuary)’ (2019) outside @pamm in a perfect winter day in South Florida.

#sculpture #femaleartist @miamiandbeaches
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