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Why bother going to a museum for an exhibit of 17th century portrait prints? The very idea and purpose of portraiture in the age of social media selfies seems to be incompatible with work so ancient in conception and technique. But if you put down the smartphone a minute and linger in the rooms filledContinue reading “Van Dyck’s 17th c. selfies”

A photobooth is an anachronism. In a time when every digital device we carry in our pockets is capable of shooting a feature-length movie, a box with a seat inside and a privacy curtain, which produces four black-and-white shots of unpredictable quality and takes five minutes to do it, would seem obsolete. And yet, bothContinue reading “Photobooth”

Tuesday afternoon I rang the bell at Bernice’s and was buzzed in. The bar’s closed on Tuesdays but I was there to paint a portrait of Steve, the guy who runs the place. I’ve only been coming to the place a little over a year but it feels like a regular part of the routine.Continue reading “Steve”