JAMIE KIRKLAND

My work is about creating a feeling of deep calm, soft stillness, expansive space and tranquility, a sense of equanimity, a secret to take rest. The process is one of transmuting paint into lyrical expressions of color and mood. I see color and composition as my primary modes of communication.

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TAELOR FISHER

I find great inspiration in the natural world, and consider flowers especially stirring. I expressively marry shapes, colors, and scents of my favorite blooms, which produce lush, colorful, and charmingly chaotic compositions.

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FRANCOISE GILOT, 97, DOES NOT REGRET HER PABLO PICASSO MEMOIR

In 1964, her book about a decade-long affair with the legendary artist was a succès de scandale. Now, it’s back in print.

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THE GALETTE THAT MAKES PEOPLE THINK I WORK AT BON APPETIT OR SOMETHING

The great thing about a blueberry galette recipe? The more rustic (read: messed up) it looks, the better. Novice bakers, this one’s for you.

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KOMBUCHA VODKA HIGHBALL

You can use any ginger-flavored kombucha, but taste for sweetness since every brand is different.

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ALEXANDER WANG WENT 50 SHADES OF BLACK IN HIS MANHATTAN APARTMENT

The designer enlisted Ryan Korban to fashion an unapologetically grown-up home

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VASARI: ART AND HISTORY

We will look at the important artist and art historian Giorgio Vasari. A man whose works grace some of the most important cathedrals in Italy, such as the Dome of Florence cathedral, but who is best known for being the first art historian of the modern era.

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