Bessie Wessel, A Historic Model

Once I thought of Bessie Wessel with some pity, a victim of her times,  when women were permitted to study, but not to enjoy a full, satisfying career.  Men, like Bessie’s husband, Herman, would pursue success in the world, while the ladies, God bless ‘em, tended the comforts that would enable the men to fight […]

Mitchell and Rammelsberg Furniture at the Cincinnati Art Museum

Despite having a PhD in Philosophy and Dr. of Divinity Degree I know very little art history.  As a self taught artist, from an early age, I have had creative abilities in drawing and woodworking.  I draw in pencil or charcoal.  I learned tools and skills from my mother. I was, therefore, immediately drawn to […]

Dan Newman Studio Presents: Art by “MYRIX”

    Dan Newman Studio Presents: Art by “MYRIX” “Archetypal Faces” Born in Kentucky and now living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Myrix is a self-taught artist, working in pencil and charcoal. His talent for creating images of hard-working men has not gone unnoticed. Galleries have shown his distinctly masculine images to audiences in locations from San […]