Top 10 Must See Art in Los Angeles

Top 10 Must See Art in Los Angeles

Go here to discover my favorite works of art in Los Angeles — the most famous pieces of art that you really “Must See” when visiting the City of Angeles.

Top 10 Must See Art in Paris

Top 10 Must See Art in Paris

Are you going to Paris, but overwhelmed by the AMOUNT of art to see? Want to check out a few masterpieces, but don’t want to get bogged down in museums? I mean, just one wing of the Louvre could take an entire day, right? Here are my top 10 Must See Pieces of Art in Paris. This list doesn’t cover all the great art in the City of Lights, but if you see these, at least you will be off to a good start…

Top 10 Italian Renaissance Collections in US

Top 10 Italian Renaissance Collections in US

If you can’t travel all the way to Italy right now, there’s plenty of Italian Renaissance art to enjoy right here in the US. Here’s a list of the Top 10 Italian Renaissance Collections in the United States.

Top 10 Must See Art in Italy

Top 10 Must See Art in Italy

There are so many works of art in Italy, what MUST you see when traveling across the peninsula? When you come back home, and your friends say, “Did you see ________?” You want to be able to say YES, right? But how are you supposed to know which pieces are the most significant when the list of “iconic” works in Italy is so long?

Meeting Mona Lisa

Meeting Mona Lisa

A friend recently told me about his experience seeing the Mona Lisa for the first time. "I was expecting to have this quiet, intimate moment with this beautiful painting," he said. "Instead, it was a madhouse! Why didn't anyone…

Top 10 Art Museums in the South

Top 10 Art Museums in the South

I know many people don’t typically associate great art with the American South, but I was born and raised in Arkansas and so have had the privilege of visiting many of our great Southern museums. So, here’s a list of my favorite museums, all located in my proverbial neck of the woods.

Gaudi’s La Pedrera: Night or Day?

Gaudi’s La Pedrera: Night or Day?

Nearly everyone’s “Must See” list in Barcelona includes a visit to the Antoni Gaudi apartment building Casa Milà (commonly called La Pedrera). But when you go to buy your tickets, you’ll be faced with a tough choice. You can tour La Pedrera by day OR by night. So, I wanted to give you the inside scoop between day and night so you can make the best decision for your trip.

10 Small Art Museums with Giant Collections

10 Small Art Museums with Giant Collections

I love giant art museums — the Louvre, Met, Getty, Vatican, British Museum; you can wander through their halls for days and still not see everything on display. But even more than a giant museum, I love walking into a TINY museum that has a collection that rivals the big kids.

Top 10 Works at Portland Art Museum

Top 10 Works at Portland Art Museum

Earlier this month, I spent an afternoon at the Portland Art Museum, and I was delighted by this oasis of art. Around every corner there was a new masterpiece to enjoy… So to help you navigate your way through this museum, here are my top 10 picks for the must-see pieces.

Hack a Museum

Hack a Museum

Recently, I went on a Museum Hack tour — “unconventional tours of the world’s best museums” — at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. So, here are 8 reasons why — if you ever get the chance — you should definitely hack a museum!

On Revisiting the Last Supper

On Revisiting the Last Supper

The first time I visited — over 20 years ago — the painting felt distant. I’d studied it for so may hours in a dark art history classroom that I didn’t know how to connect with the thing itself. The second time, I focused on studying every …