Author Archives: Victoria

ART: Local versus global and does it matter?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Victoria

I attended part of a symposium yesterday at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos museum called “The Somewhere Summit, Connecting the Local to the Global in Atlanta Art”. In conjunction with Atlanta Art Now’s 2011 publication, Noplaceness: Art in a Post-Urban Landscape, … Continue reading →

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A weekend of music and art

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Victoria

This past friday evening I saw Dr. Kakali Bandyopadhyay on sitar and Anjaneya Sastry on tabla at the Schwartz Center. Both are fantastic musicians and it was a free program. Bandyopadhyay, who has been playing for twenty years, teaches sitar … Continue reading →

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Can’t paint? Get in the kitchen.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Victoria

I had a scare last week with six retinal tears in one eye that required emergency laser surgery. These occurred after posterior vitreous detachments (PVD’s) in both eyes during the summer and fall. Lucky for me that the Emory Eye Clinic … Continue reading →

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Salon of Peaceful Shadows, Tender Flame of Eternal Youth – the backstory

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Victoria

Phil Elie – impresario extraordinaire – flew in from his home in Paris last week to organize this event with some old friends in the Pillowtex warehouse. Now used as headquarters for the non-profit group, Give Us Names, the founders … Continue reading →

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Revolution in the air

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Victoria

I’ve been following the Wall Street protests with interest. It’s all over Facebook – friends are engaged in provocative discussions, that show a proclivity to the left, with some right wing antagonism thrown in. I’m proud of the occupiers; mostly … Continue reading →

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Abrazo Atlanta: Argentine Tango

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Victoria

Last week my pal Arthur and I had the pleasure of seeing the Eduardo Tami Trio and Dancers at GA State, sponsored by their Center for Collaborative and International Arts (Cencia) program. Dr. Fernando Reati, Chair of Modern and Classical Languages … Continue reading →

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A bevy of exhibits

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Victoria

Continuing my goal to hit most of the new gallery spaces in town within my first year of being back in Atlanta, I visited Poem88 off Howell Mill road yesterday for an artist’s talk by Ryan Nabulsi. Nabulsi is a … Continue reading →

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Fall paintings

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Victoria

Newest paintings for the week. With more on the way. To purchase after a few more weeks of drying time, see my EShop here. Nocturne. Oil/canvas 27″x31″, 2011. Sycamore Street. Oil/canvas panel 12″x12″, 2011. Clematis. Acrylic/canvas panel  6″x11″, 2011.

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The Nuremberg Trials in Macon and old Hollywood history

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Victoria

My father, Robert Arlington Webb (1911 – 1971), was a film editor who grew up in Hollywood during its early heyday. The Webbs lived in several different areas of LA during the first ten years after they moved there in 1924 … Continue reading →

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Farming in Middle Georgia

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Victoria

I visited my friends Malcolm and his wife Cindy at their farm in middle Georgia this weekend. I’ve known Malcolm since the early 1980s, but lost touch with him when he moved to Florida and later I moved away too. … Continue reading →

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