Monthly Archives: March 2010

Are Moms Really That Busy?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by admin

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I watched the Dr. Phil show.  No, I haven’t been living in a cave; it seems I’ve always known about Dr. Phil, it’s just that the TV here is, 99% of the time, switched … Continue reading →

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Absence of process

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin

In so very many ways, we are living far different lives than our ancestors did. The division is even palpable going back only 100 years; in terms of human history, this is only a flash in the pan, but one … Continue reading →

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Art at Auction: Bargain Hunters Take Note

Posted on March 12, 2010 by admin

Last week, I recommended the troubled but darling Gertrude Abercrombie painting “The Visit” at Treadway Gallery’s March 7 auction.  It did not sell; which means that it did not garner a bid high enough to reach its reserve price.  But … Continue reading →

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Got Abercrombie?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

No, not that annoying place at the mall. Chicago artist  Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), to be far more specific. Abercrombie was a major proponent of the Magical Realism school that incorporated the use of surrealism in the 1940s and 1950s among … Continue reading →

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