Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Honeysuckle on my Balcony
Years ago while walking on a goat path on the island of Amorgos, my nose abruptly told me to stop–it was the smell of honeysuckle. A smell that had been absent from my life for so long suddenly resurfaced and … Continue reading
Dodie Smiths’ Incipit
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small town on the Pacific Coast about 300 miles north of L.A. It was initially inhabited by the Esselens, a 4,000 year old culture that lived in caves and covered their walls with hand prints. Caves, said … Continue reading
Dorothy B. Hughes’ Noir
From my bedroom window I could see her standing in the moonlight. Alone, once again. It had become somewhat of a ritual and I wondered why. Dorothy B. Hughes and I were friends since our days at the University of … Continue reading
Marija and the Goddesses
It was bumper to bumper traffic on the L.A. freeway and I was listening to Neil Diamond singing how “L.A.’s fine, the sun shines most the time and the feeling is laid back.” Well the sun was shining but I … Continue reading
Lessons Learned
One month after Marie Antoinette’s head was chopped off, the Louvre Royal Palace became a museum. Artists then started going there not only to see works by the Old Masters but to copy them as well. Because imitation is a … Continue reading



