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Commonality- On Opening a New Gallery Space
The Ithaca Commons- a pedestrian-friendly shopping area in downtown Ithaca, NY is where we've opened a new gallery, North Star Fine Art...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 9 min
Innocents- A nod
Reflections on Twain and Titian - Venus and Olympia- Brian Keeler When Twain and Titian interact there are interesting fireworks- and...
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bkeeler
- Oct 13, 2023
- 6 min
Revisiting the Night-
An essay on the evocative nature of nocturnes- Brian Keeler The nocturne has long appealed to me, and many other artists as well, as a...
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bkeeler
- Aug 26, 2023
- 10 min
Mansard Muse, Cupola Caprices & Victorian Verge
As esssay on painting American Architecture- Brian Keeler I've long had a sweet spot for the lovely mansard roof houses and other...
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bkeeler
- Jul 30, 2023
- 10 min
Proportion and Brilliance- Pondering Piero
An essay on the Italian Renaisssance artist, Piero della Francesca- Brian Keeler Above- The Brera Madonna- by Piero della Francesca, in...
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bkeeler
- Jun 30, 2023
- 6 min
Scranton as the Muse-
Reflections on painting the cityscape- Brian Keeler Scranton may not seem to be the first choice for the subject of artistic...
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bkeeler
- Jun 22, 2023
- 8 min
Festival Formation for Felicitations-
Reflections on the Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest- 2023- Brian Keeler Creating a festival of the arts in a beautiful setting along the...
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bkeeler
- Jun 6, 2023
- 7 min
What Would Dante Do - with colossal liars ?
Wondering what the Italian Poet Dante Alligheri (1265-1321) would do with the falsifiers of our age has been speculated upon by myself...
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bkeeler
- May 14, 2023
- 7 min
Etruscan Epiphanies- Amsterdam Arias in the Arts
This April and May Linda and I were very fortunate indeed to return to Amsterdam to revel in the arts of the Dutch Golden Age- with the...
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bkeeler
- Mar 16, 2023
- 2 min
What Could Happen in Sugar Run, PA!
This is a recent letter to the editor penned as a response to train derailments around the county in the winter of 2023. What could...
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bkeeler
- Mar 15, 2023
- 6 min
Interior Invite- Into the Enfilade-
Finding Awe in the Quotidian- "Everyday Epihanies" is how one could sum up the essence of genre painting. And the Dutch Golden age is-...
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bkeeler
- Mar 12, 2023
- 8 min
An Exhibit of Confluence- When ecology, art, and the ancients flow together
Currently at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art here in Ithaca there is a wonderful exhibit that blends the art of ancient Rome and...
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bkeeler
- Feb 12, 2023
- 5 min
Chiaroscuro- Light on the Dark side- Botticelli and Dante
I've just completed a thoroughly delightful and engaging book on an artist and period of history that I've long held a passion for,...
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bkeeler
- Jan 29, 2023
- 4 min
On Dance- The Yoga of Rhythm- together-
To flow in a rhythmic partnership can be a wonderful experience- but it takes work to get to that special zone. I recently particiapted...
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- Jan 22, 2023
- 7 min
An Amsterdam Apogee- Impressions
An impression the city by the Amstel River.
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bkeeler
- Jan 9, 2023
- 7 min
Is this Presidential? Toxicity Tantrums and Super Hero Delusions-
I've thought of writing this appraisal many times- delaying to sidestep polemics, but for no lack of material. On the contrary, every...
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bkeeler
- Dec 28, 2022
- 4 min
When Fish Fly- Actually and Allegorically
Fast fish or loose fish- the phrase in Hermann Melville's 1851 novel, Moby Dick was used to describe the legality and ownership of...
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bkeeler
- Dec 3, 2022
- 6 min
Emancipation Emanations- Art as a Catalyst for Contemplation
Reflections on Sculptures in an Exhibition- At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York One iconic head study from 19th century France...
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bkeeler
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
In Praise of Painting- Venerating Vermeer
One cannot do better than to spend an afternoon immersed in the art created during the Dutch Golden Age, if the goal is to appreciate...
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bkeeler
- Nov 14, 2022
- 4 min
A Remembrance of Steve Doherty-
The news of the passing of Steve Doherty reached many of us recenntly via a Facebook post from Steve's son Michael. While Michael was...
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