"Encanto" by Glen Allen.Most of my art education was whittled down to endless flash cards for college exams. There was a time when I could recite the title, artist, medium and year of the majority of the artworks pictured in Janson's History of Art.Screw the memorization - my favorite part of those exams was the unknown slides.Here's how it worked: the professor would include 5-10 slides of works students had not studied in class or in the text book as exam questions. Based on visual clues alone
"Arms Wide" by Lindsey Nochta.
We're changing things up for this month's edition of our First Friday preview post. In addition to providing you with a rundown of musicians performing at the monthly event, from here on out we'll also be giving you the scoop on much of the artwork being shown at the galleries and spaces along Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, and else where in CenPho. (As always, be sure to contact the venue for more info.)
For example, peruse the colorful works of painter Suzanne