Brittany: It is a permanent impressionist exhibition here; you only have to put your nose outside the door when the weather is fine: it’s Monet all over: violet overalls, green land, orange sky, blue trees, violet, red and pink boats etc. It’s enough to make you mad.— Emile Bernard, (artist and friend of Gauguin) IfContinue reading “Brittany: France’s Best Kept Secret”
Author Archives: Maxine Rose Schur
The Astonishing Art of Dionisio Blanco
The splendid variety and quality of artists in the Dominican Republic is often a surprise to the visitor, unaware of the island’s rich cultural heritage. In 1992, I was one of these unaware visitors, astonished and delighted by the originality of the painting I found even in Santo Domingo’s smallest galleries. I shared “my” discoveryContinue reading “The Astonishing Art of Dionisio Blanco”
The Fog In My Head
KQED Perspectives: When Maxine Rose Schur needs to clear her mind she heads straight for the foggiest part of San Francisco – the Sunset District. Where I live, in Marin County, the sun shines most of the year and you can see into the next county as clearly as peering in your neighbor’s window. ButContinue reading “The Fog In My Head”
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