by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2018 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio If contemporary Sci-Fi had a twisted tryst with 17th Century Italian Baroque, Alison Stinely’s paintings would be their disturbing love child. She borrowed the title of her show, “Gilded Splinters,” from Dr. John’s song, “I Walk on Gilded Splinters,”...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 19, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
By Betsy DiJulio Exhibitions at the TCC VAC are always a pleasant viewing experience. Shelley Brooks knows how to edit and install beautiful shows in that attractive facility. And the faculty members and administrators—past and present—are practicing,...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 21, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
By Betsy DiJulio Enchanted by Glass is, to be sure, a story about legendary designer, craftsman, and businessman, René Lalique (1860-1945), and his seemingly enchanted career that burgeoned during a time of artistic, scientific, and technological flourishing in...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 16, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
Words by Betsy DiJulio Photo by Eleise Theuer On Saturday, May 3, Hampton Roads proudly flew its Freak Flag…and I mean that in the most positive way. It was Norfolk like you’ve never seen it. And it was awesome. Some of us looked like we got lost on the way...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2017 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio The word “mindful” has become part of today’s lexicon verging on a trendy buzz word. I first encountered it on my yoga mat, but it has eased out of yoga studios and begun to flow through society at large. At Virginia Beach’s MOCA, Mindful is the...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 16, 2016 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio Little boys build forts in the woods. When they grow up, one of them at least builds fortresses. Although fortress isn’t quite the right term for what Patrick Doughtery builds. Birds nest, indigenous tribe dwelling, boma, nor “folly”—those...
