My Father’s Bad Seats at the Opera

[ad_1] A regular feature of my father’s pocket diaries of the nineteen-fifties are his entries about the performances he attended at the old, wantonly destroyed Metropolitan Opera House on Thirty-ninth Street, usually with one or another family member. He would cite the names of the operas and the singers and […]

A Moorland Landscape Ink & Pastel Tutorial

[ad_1] In this second article artist Gerry Halpin talks about how his local surroundings inspired a change in media for his recent series of Moorland paintings. Follow his tutorial to create a landscape using acrylic inks and soft pastels. We hope you are inspired to have a go yourself and […]

Midsummer Grand Opera Moment in Santa Barbara

[ad_1] One of the surefire high cultural highlights of Santa Barbara summers arrives in the form of the Music Academy’s opera weekend. Casual attire may be welcome in the house, but these fully staged productions are anything but casual. They serve as showcasing opportunities for the Academy’s lofty voice program, […]