Ever heard of Lynne Drexler? Up to a couple of years ago, you might be excused for not knowing of her. Born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1928, Drexler moved to New York in the 1950’s and studied with noted modernists Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell. She was a second-generation […]
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Magic and Monet | Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
Suppose I came into a possession of a box of junk from my childhood that my mother had neglected to throw out. Included in the box might be an old baseball from my Little League days. What would that baseball be worth? Nothing, of course. You couldn’t even play ball […]
Framed | Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
One of the upsides to being friends with artists is that sometimes they give you works of art. One of the downsides to being friends with artists is that those works are often unframed. You’re glad to receive a work, but, if it’s unframed, you can’t hang it, and if […]
Cave Man | Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
Almost a 10 years back, Roberta and I ended up strolling by way of Grand Central Terminal in New York when we heard exuberant, vaguely African dance music. We followed the audio and came upon a team of dancers sporting elaborate horse costumes and executing specifically choreographed actions. Nick Cave, […]