Unhealed Wound – Page 21

Green Chalk Contemporary–It’s All About Fish

Written by diana on July 13, 2014. Posted in Art, Local travel, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Green Chalk Contemporary–It’s All About Fish

The year-old gallery, Green Chalk Contemporary, in Monterey, is currently presenting “FRESH FISH “, a show of over 50 artworks contributed by local, national and international artists. Emotionally resonant subject matter, expressive brushwork, vibrant colors, deep and rich paint and ink tones, mixed media, found objects and...

“Philomena”–The Story of a Mother’s Loss

Written by diana on May 4, 2014. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Philomena”–The Story of a Mother’s Loss

It has been almost eleven years after the groundbreaking and award-winning film “The Magdalene Sisters” (2002), a fictionalized drama based on three young Irish women who survive the dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum, one of many that existed in Ireland and other parts of the Catholic world in the...

Netflix Instant Queue–My List

Written by diana on April 28, 2014. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Netflix Instant Queue–My List

My last blog on the pleasure of curling up to watch past episodes of favorite TV programs or programs and movies you missed while they were being released for the first time was on February 6, 2012 (“Netflix Instant Queue”–BBC’s Your Best Bet). Netflix is now a juggernaut. For me the pleasures of Netflix downloading has...

Top Ten Movies of 2013

Written by diana on April 5, 2014. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on Top Ten Movies of 2013

Every year I have taken a look back at the movie reviews I have written. When I counted the reviews I have written this year (=18 plus 3 this year about movies released in 2013), I wanted to see what would be my top ten (actually twelve) favorites. It wasn’t easy, as both television and cinema have upped the ante on story-telling. This list...

Art on Vacation

Written by diana on March 18, 2014. Posted in Art, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on Art on Vacation

When we were in Napa Valley recently, the concierge at Bardessono recommended a local artist for a private in-room art workshop. Karen Lynn Ingalls was an extraordinary instructor with a very engaging teaching style. Her specialty is mixed media in vibrantly charged colors. This delightful painter introduced acrylic painting techniques...

“House of Cards”–Season 2: The Main Course

Written by diana on March 12, 2014. Posted in Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 6 Comments on “House of Cards”–Season 2: The Main Course

House of Cards–season 2 I just binged on the second season of the Emmy-award winning “House of Cards,” the Netflix-produced political saga starring Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife Claire as it continues its narratively complex drama– even better than 2013’s! (See my February 2013...