Outsider Angst The Strangers Run Riot In Santa Fe At the inaugural Baca Street Bash last Friday night, first we heard a smattering of drums and then—thundering out of a loudspeaker—a jumpy [...] Alison Oatman \ Jul 23, 2015 Read More “Scruffy” by Alex Gill
This Life Is But A Dream, Or A Magic Show: The Harmonious Art, Poetry And Photography Of Julie Suzanne Brokken The Harmonious Art, Poetry And Photography Of Julie Suzanne Brokken If art can heal the self, can it heal the planet? This question comes to light when considering the life and work of [...] Alison Oatman \ Apr 02, 2015 Read More
Electric Dreams On Black Walls: Exhibit Celebrates Nikola Tesla With 21 Points Of View Exhibit Celebrates Nikola Tesla With 21 Points Of View Halloween has come and gone, leaving a few remaining candy corns and a throbbing sugar hangover in its wake. But don’t despair. Val [...] Alison Oatman \ Nov 13, 2014 Read More “Master of Lightning” by Jeff Drew
“The Painter’s Vision Is Not A Lens”: New Work By Eric G. Thompson Comes Alive New Work By Eric G. Thompson Comes Alive One question contemporary realist painters often get is, “Why not simply take a photograph?” Eric G. Thompson, a self-taught artist who lives in [...] Alison Oatman \ Aug 28, 2014 Read More “Morning Cup” (all paintings by Eric G. Thompson)
Come Together Right Now: A Mystic, Mayan, Musical Night At Tortuga In the space of about an hour and a half next Saturday night, a mystic poet, a Mayan priestess and three musicians (playing [...] Alison Oatman \ Aug 07, 2014 Read More “Hamsa” by [url]http://jacquelinedoddesigner.wordpress.com/[/url]Jacqueline Dodd[xurl], featured on the cover of Warren’s humanKind
Mas Attack Ready To Blitz The Albuquerque Art Scene Imagine a festive “one-night-only” art event more like a rock concert than a gallery opening. No fancy, self-conscious people milling about a cavernous, [...] Alison Oatman \ Jul 17, 2014 Read More David Santiago’s enigmatic faces are unmistakable.
Tuning In To The City: The Lomas On-Site Listening Station The Lomas On-Site Listening Station It was a fiery early-summer evening at the end of May, and in a sand-covered empty lot on Lomas Boulevard near I-25, several [...] Alison Oatman \ Jun 12, 2014 Read More
Their Hearts Into Art: Incarcerated Students’ Work Exhibits Ingenuity And Passion Incarcerated Students’ Work Exhibits Ingenuity And Passion Where Juli Cobb teaches, the school uniform is orange, the attendance rate is almost perfect, and the atmosphere can be stressful: “There are [...] Alison Oatman \ May 22, 2014 Read More (Ronald Chavez aka Dreamer)
Blossoming Impossibly: Three Harwood Artists Celebrate Springtime Three Harwood Artists Celebrate Springtime May has arrived, bringing flowers and new exhibits by three budding New Mexico artists at the Harwood Art Center: Ken Frink, Karl Hofmann [...] Alison Oatman \ May 15, 2014 Read More “A Second Life” by Karl Hofmann
Pan Handlers: Library Services Expand Into Cake-Pan Lending Library Services Expand Into Cake-Pan Lending Imagine the following scenario: You need a cake shaped like Elmo or Hello Kitty in less time than it takes to whisk an [...] Alison Oatman \ Apr 17, 2014 Read More I choo-choo-choose cake.