Art Worth Traveling For in Rural Italy
I am very excited to be writing my first post for the ArtSmart Roundtable which is a group of brilliant bloggers who write once a month on a topic or theme, each interpreting the monthly subject...
View ArticleArtSmart: Artist as Comedian in Vicenza, Italy
Happy April Fools!As we indulge in the last of the winter’s helpings of hearty vegetables and salty ham or turkey we may want to take care in accepting mama’s special plate made just for you, the...
View ArticleArtSmart: Chagall Tapestries, Mission Hill Winery
This month at ArtSmart we’ve loosened the topic to be somewhat of a personal choice. In case this is your first time hearing of the ArtSmart Roundtable, it is a group of bloggers with a love of travel...
View ArticleLeonor Fini: Painting Super-Heroines Before Their Time
This month with the ArtSmart Roundtable we have had to pin our topic down to one painting. I love so many for many different reasons but the one I have been mulling over the most since my graduation...
View ArticleVenice Decoded: Top 3 Lion Statues
June marked my 3 year anniversary since I first met and became infatuated with Venice and its history. I traveled there in 2010 to study art history and in particular the Reniassance of Venice and the...
View ArticleArtSmart: The Evolution of the Hotel
We don’t often think about it but hotels are a reflection of our socio-economic standings, our personalities, desires, political relations and histories both personal and cultural. But we often choose...
View ArticleA Personal Account: Six Degrees of Separation & J.M.W Turner’s Use of Colour
This month the ArtSmart Roundtable has chosen to focus on colour. A painter that first comes to mind is J.M.W. Turner and it being Guy Fawkes Day I have one doozy of a Six Degrees of Separation for...
View Article7 Winter Scenes Across Canada by The Group of Seven
It’s that time again where we ArtSmart bloggers from around the world write about a specific art topic each interpreting it in our way through our own travels. This month we each get to select an...
View ArticleTop 5 Art Exhibits to See in 2014: From Vancouver to Venice
It’s that time again when we ArtSmart bloggers write about a designated topic each interpreting the month’s theme in our own way. This month it is, as the title suggests, Art to See in 2014. You can...
View ArticleHistory & Highlights of Peggy Guggenheim’s Sculpture Garden
Visiting the Peggy Guggenheim in Venice for the first time is an experience to remember. But visiting it for the first time as the sunsets at a private party with booming music and an Aperol sprits in...
View ArticleArtSmart: Learning to See The Light in Vicenza, Italy
ArtSmart is a group of bloggers who write about a specified topic to be published on the first monday of each month. You can see my colleagues’ posts at the bottom of this page. This June the selected...
View ArticleArtSmart: An Art Day in Paris – My Accidental Walking Tour
This month the ArtSmart Roundtable theme is “An Art Day in…” and having just returned from my first time in Paris I have plenty to write about. Almost every day was an art day in Paris and much of it...
View Article#ArtSmart – Art That Inspires: Artists That Have Inspired My Destinations
It’s that time again when the ArtSmart Roundtable writes about a designated topic each month. This month is Art That Inspires… A rather open ended topic that I’ve struggled with this past month. From...
View ArticleArtSmart: The Life of St. Nicholas in Medieval Stained Glass at The Cluny
For those of you new to the ArtSmart Roundtable, we are a group of travel bloggers with a passion for art. We write monthly about a designated topic publishing it on the first Monday of each month...
View ArticleArtSmart: Reading Totem Poles & Their History in British Columbia
Thanks to a recent visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery, and a case of mistaken identity when it came time for my tour, I found myself learning about the history of the Totem Pole in British Columbia....
View ArticleArtSmart: 2015 Outlook in Travel & Art
A new year begs the question: Where to? This month the ArtSmart Roundtable is looking ahead to 2015. What will we hope to see? Where will we see it? If you’re new to ArtSmart we are a group of...
View ArticleArt Smart: Marrying the Sea, Venice’s Love of the Adriatic
Just in time for the month of love and floating mischievous cupids the ArtSmart Roundtable is taking aim at the depiction of love in art. If you’re new to ArtSmart Roundtable you can follow us, a group...
View ArticleArtSmart: A Look at the Art Scene in Vancouver
When you think of great art cities of the world you probably don’t think of Vancouver. I don’t really blame you either. There are plenty of cities that outrank Vancouver when it comes to art...
View ArticleHow to Love Versailles: Make like Marie Antoinette
Raised on my tippy toes I struggled to see the hall of mirrors for what it was in its entirety. People of all nationalities and all languages were buzzing about to and fro without any sign of slowing....
View Article#ArtSmart – Art & Wine Festivals Around the World
This month the ArtSmart roundtable is taking a look at festivals. If you’re unfamiliar with #ArtSmart, I am a member of the ArtSmart Roundtable where a group of travel and art focused bloggers write...
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