Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788). Sarah Kirby (née Bull); (John) Joshua Kirby, c. 1751-52. Oil on canvas, 301/4 x 251/8 inches. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1905. You have to hand it to the people at The Baker Museum at Artis Naples, perhaps along with a nice box of chocolates or those little candy hearts with sayings
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788). Sarah Kirby (née Bull); (John) Joshua Kirby, c. 1751-52. Oil on canvas, 301/4 x 251/8 inches. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1905. You have to hand it to the people at The Baker Museum at Artis Naples, perhaps along with a nice box of chocolates or those little candy hearts with sayings
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788). Sarah Kirby (née Bull); (John) Joshua Kirby, c. 1751-52. Oil on canvas, 301/4 x 251/8 inches. National Portrait Gallery, London. Purchased, 1905. You have to hand it to the people at The Baker Museum at Artis Naples, perhaps along with a nice box of chocolates or those little candy hearts with sayings
Members of the Naples Chapter work on floral designs at their meeting in December. Around me, ikebana enthusiasts were twisting leaves into artful knots and bending plant stems into elegant, angular shapes. Some stared thoughtfully at the compositions emerging in front of them, looking for the perfect spot to place the graceful anthurium blooms they
Flood waters surge into Linda Busch Benson’s Fort Myers home from the canal she lives on that empties into the Caloosahatchee River. ARTIST LINDA BUSCH BENSON and her Great Pyrenees dog, Elsa, spent the evening of Sept. 28 huddled together on top of her dining room table. Darkness fell as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge swirled