Mike, his mother, Margaret (she’s 91 years young) and I are in Kentucky to see the eclipse in its totality. I love to paint the sun, but have never painted the moon in front of it until now. Now all we have to do is find a place to park and wait for the big event. [...]
Mike and I are on the way to Kentucky, where we’ll be observing Monday’s total eclipse. As an artist, that got me thinking about how other artists have depicted eclipses throughout the course of history. Are you a fan of Mark Twain? If so, perhaps you’ve read his novel A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court. [...]
Hold on to your hats! Today is National Fajita Day, a day for celebrating life with a dish sizzling with savory Tex-Mex flavor! Originally made from throwaway cuts of beef by Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas, the fajita was developed as a regional staple in the early 1930s. Those cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire [...]
