Tom Uttech, “Origin”
The recently renamed and reopened Figge Museum features a single, fortuitous painting by spiritual landscapist Tom Uttech. more...

Inflection Point for a Would-be Digital Nomad
Richard Speer reflects on his late partner, artist Dorothy Goode, and unexpected possibilities of life after. more...

Artists of Color Offer Strong Personal Visions
Jody Zellen makes note of the recent increase in exhibitions featuring Black artists in Los Angeles galleries. more...

Uncloseted: Historic Gay artists of Washington State
The book in the wake of the recently closed “The Lavender Palette” uncovers a wealth of valuable new material. more...

My Battle against the ‘P-word’
Most of us have at least one word or phrase that we hate — a word that rankles, that grates in such a way that we cringe. For me, that more...

Grant Wood's Secret
Like the myth of Main Street U.S.A., the closeted Grant Wood hid behind his own myth as an exemplar of traditional agrarian values. more...

Bradford Salamon
For Bradford Salamon the pandemic lockdown led to intense self-reflection. His interest has gravitated towards women's faces. more...

Splatters Against the Pandemic
Splatter painting is a great quarantine option, at least if you have the luxury of that extra room or a large backyard. The mess left around more...

Lawn Art
The monotony of pandemic mornings is both comforting and boring. But boredom is the soil in which creative thoughts grow. more...

Cultural Tensions in the High Desert
Never an easy place to get comfortable in, the Joshua Tree area has nonetheless drawn artists and other creatives for years. Through the Tru more...