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Cutting a Colorful Figure
“La carta de amor” The life of Fernando Ramos was a story of love; a love of home, of his native country, of art, of dance- and, of...


Stop and Smell the Ink
Michael’s Sketch of Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda.) Vicenza, Italy. John Ruskin had once said, “To draw the Leaf, is to know the Forest.”...


Cutting a Colorful Figure
“La carta de amor” The life of Fernando Ramos was a story of love; a love of home, of his native country, of art, of dance- and, of...


The Art of the Landscape and the Architect
~ Part 3 ~ I have found that art has a tremendous capacity to capture memories. I’m not referring to the post card painting of Mt....


The Art of the Landscape and the Architect
-Part 2- For centuries architects have looked to artists for the interpretation of place. Artists such as Eugene Delacroix, David Brown,...


I used to be an Architect
One March, I thought it might be nice to take my family along for a site visit in the Bahamas. The kids had Spring Break and I could take...


Stop and Smell the Ink
Michael’s Sketch of Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda) John Ruskin had once said, “To draw the Leaf, is to know the Forest.” For generations...


The Rug
As I negotiate my way through the crowd I become mute and dumb, so that entrepreneurial tour guides don’t latch on to another hapless...
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