Another Artist I love; Claus Oldenburg
Oldenburg's work is an interesting combination of serious and silly. Spoonbridge and Cherry The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art...
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Artist and Writer, Seeking the Sublime in the Everyday.
Barbara Swanson Sherman
Oct 3, 20192 min read
WRITE!
I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, Write. That's from the book of Revelation in the Bible. I once read in a novel, I can't...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Take an Architectural Tour with Me
Did you know that you can trace the history of Western Architecture in the buildings in New York City? You can, and I’ll show you. This...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Sep 21, 20191 min read
Happy Birthday to all Libras
September 21, 2019
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Another Anniversary
One year ago I posted this on Facebook' "You may have heard me say I intended to start posting on my blog. You’re probably tired of...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Cut and Paste: Fun with Robert Mitchum
Has this ever happened to you? You're looking for something, something important to you. You know it has to be somewhere but where? At...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Sep 5, 20193 min read
Let's Sit Down and Read
I hope you had a great summer, with plenty of reading. Henry James said, “Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; the two most beautiful...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Aug 29, 20193 min read
8:28
Wednesday, the day before yesterday. August 28, represents a number that has great significance for me and my family. My grandparents,...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Aug 19, 20191 min read
Happy birthday, Virgo!
Happy Birthday to All Born Under the Sign of Virgo August 19, 2019
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Another Artist I Love; Joseph Cornell 1903-1972
I first encountered Joseph Cornell at a show of sculpture at the Whitney Museum. This is the piece I saw; it's titled "Taglioni's Jewel...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Aug 9, 20192 min read
My Exhibit at the Syosset Public Library
I"m having an exhibit of drawings at the Syosset Public Library, with a reception on Saturday, August 10, from 2-4 pm. If you'd like to...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Aug 1, 20194 min read
It's our Anniversary
On Wednesday, July 31, Arthur and I celebrated our anniversary. We got married at the home of my Aunt Jan, on the North Fork of Long...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jul 26, 20193 min read
Update on The Sea
I posted a piece titled The Sea on June 20. That morning the first item in my inbox was a message from WWF, the World Wildlife Fund...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jul 19, 20192 min read
Christmas in July
Merry Christmas, six months from now. I thought I'd show you a page from my current project; I'm illustrating some of my favorite...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jul 11, 20193 min read
Happy Birthday, Jessie
Happy Birthday, Jessie! 7/9/79 One of My Best Days The original due date for our first child was late in June, but July came and still no...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 28, 20193 min read
Remember The Ladies
Here are three artists I adore—I love them so much I’d like to be them but, oh, right, I gotta be me. What I mean is, I look at their...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 20, 20192 min read
The Sea
My friend, Jim, took his elderly father to the beach.. The old man sat all day watching the waves and as the sun began to set he said,...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 13, 20192 min read
June is the Month of Dads and Brides
Sunday is Father’s Day, so here’s an album of some of my favorite Dads. This is my grandfather, Harry Brown, with my mother and her big...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
Jun 6, 20193 min read
June 6, 1944
One of the highlights of my week is opening the mailbox and seeing the New Yorker cover. It’s alway a treat. Sometimes it’s just a nice...
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Barbara Swanson Sherman
May 30, 20194 min read
An Extraordinary Painting
Here is a painting that has fascinated me for years. Young Virgin Spanking the Infant Jesus In Front of Three Witnesses by Max Ernst,...
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