Atelier Stark: Secondary colors, hardly second fiddle
“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.” – Claude Monet The power of color continues to fascinate me. A love hate relationship really. Everytime…
Culture
Explore San Francisco and Bay Area culture through theater reviews, film, contemporary art, and creative events. Featuring original artwork by Loni Stark, film reviews by Jeanne Powell, and insights by ATCA member Clinton Stark.
Atelier Stark: Pinning down the moment, ever fleeting
One of my favorite Olympic sports to watch in childhood was figure skating. The catchy music, whirling dancers in glistening costumes… gliding gracefully across the…
Atelier Stark: Finding One’s Style
“Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, …” Henri Matisse. This week, I…
Atelier Stark: Shapes and Planes
This past week, I thought a lot about shapes and planes as means of abstraction.
Atelier Stark: Discovering new possibilities at the New York Studio School virtual painting marathon
Prologue: I had plans in 2020 to spend a summer month in New York immersing myself in the practice of art at the New York…
What’s Happening: Jenkins Johnson Gallery to feature artist Ben Aronson in conversation via Zoom
The Jenkins Johnson Gallery in San Francisco and New York is featuring artist Ben Aronson in conversation with gallerist Karen Jenkins-Johnson via Zoom on Friday, July…
New Plex feature “Watch Together” makes it easy to host virtual movie nights, watch in sync
Movie night during COVID-19.
Film Review: ‘The High Note’ & Dakota Johnson take us to the glamorous side of the Los Angeles music scene
Streaming at the end of May 2020 is a Focus Features film release directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. The High Note…
Theater News: Magic Theatre announces 2020-2021 season featuring world premiere of Sam Chanse’s ‘Monument’
As San Francisco Bay Area theater companies struggle to bring shows to a new, online-only audience we see different approaches being employed to keeping us…
Here’s what’s steaming in April on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime
Whether you're bored or are an auditory learner looking for a documentary to play in the background, there's something for you.