Book Review: Hi! My Name is Chicken

Date October 25, 2008

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Hi! My Name is Chicken, by Rosie Lopez Schlereth, September 2nd, 2008, 232 pages, 8-1/2″ x 11″ spiral bound copy.

I always jump at any opportunity to further my knowledge about an artist in my collection, […]

William Blake - Gay’s Fables

Date July 27, 2008

The fine lines on the floor and walls in this humorous little work compliment the groomed texture of the busy monkeys preparing to service their haughty caprine customer. The complacent look on the goat’s face brings a smile to mine, and I hoped it would be as enduring to my prospective love as it was to me.

C. W. Sharpe - The Tempest

Date June 5, 2008

A wonderful rendering of the first act (Scene 2) of Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest.

Welcome to Art Collecting for Everyone!

Date June 4, 2008

FineArtatHome.com is a journal of my lifetime interest and acquisition of art. You won’t find the quaint musings of a wealthy erudite here, but you will find honest and enthusiastic opinions about everything from collecting original oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, prints and drawings to books and movies depicting artists and their patrons, all the while […]

M. Brown - Untitled

Date May 25, 2008

An energetic and emotional portrayal of a young man painfully struggling from the mental anguish of a love relationship gone bad, loss of a family member, sibling abuse, etc. The reasons are as varying as they are timeless.

1st - 3rd Century Gandharan Buddha Head

Date April 18, 2008

A contemplative Gandharan Buddha head mounted on wood by none other than actor, art collector Vincent Price in the 1950’s.

Maxime LaLanne - Nogente

Date March 3, 2008

This delicate and sensitive rendering of the small French town of Nogent-sur-Marne was executed by Lalanne just three years before his death in that ancient commune situated in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.

Emigdio Vasquez - Early Morning at OVC

Date February 22, 2008

This painting conveys the feeling that regardless of family problems, job difficulties or social pressures, this is a time of tranquility to be savored in the crisp morning hours of a new day. Peace shared between brothers, void of pretense. A few precious moments appreciated simply for what they were—a chance to be free.

Rick Wedel - Domestic Composition No. 1

Date January 21, 2008

Executed in oil on the rough side of a Masonite canvas, Wedel depicts the underlying tension and daily monotony that can erode and eventually destroy a relationship if we so carelessly allow it to happen.