Lord Byron’s poem She Walks in Beauty. Continue reading
“We Three Kings” for Guitar
I usually do a piece for classical guitar for Christmas time. On this occasion, I have written variations on “We Three Kings of the Orient are. The original was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. for a Christmas pageant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1857. Click the link to hear the music: Variations on “We Three Kings of the Orient Are” – HBosler by Howard Bosler Continue reading
How to Make a Ryder
A brief examination of the strange and forward looking art of Albert Pinkham Ryder. Continue reading
American Luminism
An examination of three prominent American artists of the Luminism movement. Continue reading
A Video on Hockney
A Video About David Hockney. Continue reading
The Regionalists
About the American art movement referred to as Regionalism. Continue reading
Adagio From For Guitar and Cello
Classical guitar and cello work from a larger work with four parts. Continue reading
Truths
Notes on truth in art. Continue reading
Christmas Music
Variations on “Jingle Bells” for keyboard. Continue reading
Acis and Galatea
The Featured Image: The Loves of Acis and Galatea by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1827). One of my favorite books was written in the time of Augustus, the one who exiled the imprudent and lurid Ovid for violating the new Roman sexual decorum. For those that don’t know, the eventually Divine Augustus, after assuming the … Continue reading