If you want to see William Wegman's wonderful Weimaraners in mosaic. They adorn the 23rd Street station, at 23rd Street and 6th Ave. on...

Dear Friends, I am forwarding this letter from Kaylie Hanson Long. Kaylie's husband Jeff, the son of our dear friends, Nancy and David,...

Happy Birthday to George Washington. When that other George, King George III of England, was told that at the end of his term of office...

Let the Game Begin Spring is coming! February 13, 2020

Years ago my teacher, Leo Manso, looked at the little book in which I was making notes and pasting random images and said, "This is a...

Sometimes an image really grabs me. Like this painting, Tobias and the Angel. by Andrea del Verrocchio 1475 I just dug this out of my...

Yesterday was the birthday of our son, Samuel Lawrence Woodhull Sherman. In the middle of labor, when Sam was minutes away from birth,...

I made this etching after I gave up teaching to concentrate more fully on my art. My children were in school full time and my days were...

It's December 28th, the fourth day of Christmas. Today you can hear another favorite carol, The Holly and the Ivy. I think I may have had...

You Can Hear the Angels Sing There are videos of four of my illustrated Christmas Carols at my website. You can hear and see them at ...

The second of 12 Carols. Listen at this link https://www.barbaraswansonsherman.com/christmas-videos December 24, 2019

Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light The first carol from 12 Carols is now on my website. Click here to hear the wonderful choir of the...

As I get ready for Christmas I think of my mother, who taught me how to give a party. She had many rules for making things run smoothly...

My Friend, Carol Way Wood I met Carol in college when she was just Carol Way and we've been friends ever since. She was-is- a wonderful...

I wonder if I knew how rich I was when I had three brothers. Here we are; me, Robby, MomMom, Alan, and Larry, at Alan's wedding. Donna,...

This poem was in the New York Times Magazine a few weeks ago. I've been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle,...

Harry Lewis Brown started working at the Bank of Smithtown in 1928 according to his obituary. He served continuously--first as cashier...

This is an image of the first painting by Georgia O'Keeffe that ever caught my eye--it was the poster for her retrospective at the...

I love it when you respond to my posts. Recently two good friends shared stories that I think you'll like too. First, Carol, the...

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK On October 16, 1969, The Mets won the World Series and I was there. I'd like to say I was in my baby carriage...