by Nan Rae | May 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
When the amazingly talented and simply wonderful Molly Siple phoned with two tickets to the opera (thanks to Peter Adams) she said that she knew I’d be the most fun to go with. And what opera is that pray tell? Why five hours of fun and frivolity otherwise...
by Nan Rae | May 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
After four printings and six years, I was able to purchase the rights to my book ‘The Ch’i of the Brush’ from Random House. Little did I dream that ‘self’ publishing would be so very complicated and might I add expensive. It made me appreciate...
by Nan Rae | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
…are the most delightful, receptive group and doing a workshop there is the most fun imaginable. This time the subject was ‘Landscape’ and armed with a 39 page lesson we set forth on our journey. With our objective in mind… to finish our subject by the end...
by Nan Rae | Apr 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
…is a small but mighty group of artists. Dulcie Adams, the groups vice president ‘signed me up’ when I did a presentation for the San Fernando Valley Art Assoc. It was a delight demonstrating Chinese Brush painting for them and discussing many of the concerns...
by Nan Rae | Apr 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
a film that distinguished filmmaker Philip Hass was to shoot in London. The subject was the painting of Arhat’s ‘Taming the Dragon’ an early 14th century silk painting in the museum’s permanent collection that was done in the meticulous ‘Gong-bi or Palace/Court...
by Nan Rae | Apr 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I couldn’t wait to tell you about this 100% real live, walking, talking MIRACLE that I personally know of! You may have seen the following incident on TV news February 8, 2005.Daphne Cates was traveling northbound on Hwy 5 at the “Grapevine” towards...
