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Brian Keeler
Apr 17, 20205 min read
Oedipus (Hex?)
An hour of reckoning- maybe - Thoughts on plague, politics, art and renewal- An essay by Brian Keeler The ancient Greek city of Thebes is...
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Brian Keeler
Mar 22, 20207 min read
The Texture of Soul- Spirit and Politics
An impression of a new book on renaissance statecraft and visionary idealism in relation to current politics- An essay by Brian Keeler....
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Brian Keeler
Mar 1, 20207 min read
Swoon-ologia Italia
When the Serendipitous meets the Elative in Italy- as essay on painting in Italy, By Brian Keeler There is a reported phenomena when...
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Brian Keeler
Feb 27, 20207 min read
Our Encounter with America- Through Edward Hopper
Hoppper - Americana and Seeing Truth An essay on "Expressing A Vision: Interpreting our World. Edward and Me." By Brian Keeler Our own...
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Brian Keeler
Feb 13, 20208 min read
Blood on Their Hands-
An essay on guns unleashed- By Brian Keeler Let's start with semantics or just how far a term can be distorted or applied to serve a...
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Brian Keeler
Jan 8, 20208 min read
Landlord Blues- Homeowner Woes
An essay on the travails, rewards and connections of owning an historic family home- By Brian Keeler There are some great blues songs...
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Brian Keeler
Jan 5, 20208 min read
Renaissance Virtue
Verrocchio- True Eye - The NGA Exhibit An essay on the Art of Influence in Quattrocento Florence- By Brian Keeler To view the exhibit...
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Brian Keeler
Dec 18, 20198 min read
It Could Never Happen Here
An essay on environmental and historical desecration in Pennsylvania- by Brian Keeler- Note- This essay was composed as a letter to the...
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Brian Keeler
Dec 4, 20197 min read
How Crass Can You Get?
As we look at the jeering and riveted attention of the spectators portrayed by Bellows we are reminded of ancient Romans watching a blood s
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Brian Keeler
Nov 19, 20195 min read
The People Speak- Truth to Power-
A recap of the Day of Protest in Wyalusing, PA on November 9th- Brian Keeler The day of protest started early with the hanging of the...
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Brian Keeler
Nov 2, 20197 min read
The Soul of a River, a Town, a People
The Soul of River, a Town, a People Reflections on the spirituality of art, nature and light- with a nod to Thomas Cole, the leader of...
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Brian Keeler
Sep 3, 20196 min read
Dogmatism Days – or Character Canines
Reflections on my life with dogs- an essay by Brian Keeler A portrayal of our canine friends has somehow been part of my oeuvre for most...
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Brian Keeler
Aug 20, 20199 min read
Progression, Profluence, or Pandering Populism
An essay on time metaphors, James Joyce, political parallels and ancient Rome- By Brian Keeler There is this idea of ascendant momentum...
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Brian Keeler
Aug 4, 20197 min read
Culling Caravaggio and Carcioffi
Seeking the Muse with the baroque master in Italy An essay by Brian Keeler Caravaggio, the spectacular Italian figurative artist of the...
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Brian Keeler
Jul 25, 201910 min read
Emulation and Exploration- Rembrandt and Me
An Essay on Self Portraits and the Dutch Golden Age- by Brian Keeler The allure to align with a master is a calling, a beckoning to...
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Brian Keeler
Jun 26, 20199 min read
Renoir and Bouguereau – Process to Polish
An Essay by Brian Keeler Reflecting on the Clark Institute Show “Renoir: The Body, The Senses” Almost all would know the name of Renoir,...
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Brian Keeler
May 25, 20198 min read
In The Light of Venice- Contemplating La Serenissima, Tintoretto and Ruskin
Artistic Reflections on a city of shimmering light, art and history- An Essay by Brian Keeler Has an exhibit ever opened you to new...
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Brian Keeler
Apr 9, 20199 min read
Seeing the Future- in a Sense
Seeing the Future- A commentary on Rivers, Industry and Art- by Brian Keeler Clairvoyance, prescience, precognition, intuition and other...
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Brian Keeler
Mar 20, 20195 min read
The Sacred and the Profane-
Tradition fosters Innovation- Innovation Invigorates Tradition An essay on utilizing art history for constructive creations- By Brian...
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Brian Keeler
Feb 24, 20197 min read
Roll Over Thoreau-(more) On The Saga of the of the LNG-
An essay on history and Corporate Greed in Bradford County, PA by Brian Keeler The following commentary was penned as letter to the...
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