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Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:51:23 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled A Great Script Stays With You:
Barbara said, "I confess: while I generally hate the culture of Hollywood and the values of the vast majority of people who live that life and inhabit those values, I LOVE movies. Well, that is to say, I love great movies. And one thing I have come to understand..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:51:23 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled I should have paid more attention to Philip Roth:
Barbara said, " So, not too long ago, I discovered that the author Philip Roth is from Newark, New Jersey. I believe that I first learned this in this New York Times article, regarding his decision to stop writing. With that discovery, a tiny little..." more
Monday, February 4, 2013 9:16:12 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Taking risks, trying new materials, reinvention. It's what artists need to do.:
Barbara said, "Recently I had the pleasure, albeit a somewhat nervous pleasure, of being interviewed by my good friend Monica Lee of Smart Creative Women via Skype (nothing makes you more aware of age and weight than knowing you will be on camera). That..." more
Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:44:38 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Different Time, Same Place, Older Face:
Barbara said, " All Photographs © Irina Werning Here we go again. I discovered this on Jeannie Jeannie. Wonderful pictures that chronicle the passing of time. This time we have shots by photogrpaher Irina Werning as she gets her subjects to strike a pose and don..." more
Friday, February 17, 2012 9:25:06 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Yeah, I know Valentine's Day is over, but ....:
Barbara said, " This is so in tune with my pulp fiction covers and Fancy Nancy YA book jacket, that I HAVE to share a link sent to me by my friend Liz for "Vinatge Valentines WTF." And if you these are strange, wait until you see the rest of the..." more
Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:57:03 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled The series conclusion: Fancy Nancy YA Book cover.:
Barbara said, " Just could not resist this. Guess there is nothing new under the sun, especially nick names. Or as Fancy Nancy might say, "This is a super, wondrous, sensual example of of how I am gonna look after some enhancement surgery to make my body..." more
Friday, February 10, 2012 9:19:27 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled When a Good Girl Goes Bad.....on Pinterest:
Barbara said, " I tried. I really really tried. But..but I didn't try THAT hard. Of course, my reputation is still intact. I am talking about my obsession with finding imagery and posting it on Pinterest. And lately, my biggest pleasure has been finding..." more
Friday, February 3, 2012 1:55:19 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Photo essay from The Kingston Lounge:
Barbara said, " I live for this kind of photography: haunting shots of once lively and active places, now in ruins. There is something that hits a nerve somewhere within me that makes me look at the disintegration of old structures, and see it not just as it is,..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:07:40 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Because every life is a story worth knowing:
Barbara said, " The above photo is from Robert Heller. It is of his parents and was submitted to the New York time for this wonderful piece: THE LIVES THEY LOVED. Do yourself a big favor. Take the time to look at and read through this slide show. If you have read..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:07:40 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Now I know what my problem is!:
Barbara said, " My ethnic heritage is half Norwegian/Swedish and half Italian. The way I figure it, that is my the source of my weight problem, because when it comes to food, my appetite is the offspring of a marriage between a conquering Viking who invented the..." more
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:07:40 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled A little tribute to Simms Tabak:
Barbara said, " Simms Tabak was one of very favorite illustrators, if not THE favorite. He very recently passed away and since I find that this blog seems more and more to be about losing artists who have touched me, it would be terribly remiss to not talk about..." more
Monday, November 28, 2011 11:09:59 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Back to business and blogging...as time allows...:
Barbara said, "It's been a Loooooong while since I was able to carve out blogging time. I am hoping that I can get back on schedule after a solid year of non-stop art work with books and fabrics. Mind you, I am not complaining. I am thrilled to have the..." more
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:07:34 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled First Billy Taylor, now George Shearing. I feel the 70s slipping away....:
Barbara said, " It seems that this blog is often turning into a forum for obituaries of people who have moved me. That may very well be, for I if I am going to write about things that are important to me, then that needs to include losing people or artists who..." more
Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:40:20 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman was just published! Barbara is the Illustrator of Bones and the Clown Mix-Up Mystery #8, which was just released in Paperback. Congratulations Barbara!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:34:50 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled R.I.P., Milton Rogovin. Thank you for the inspiration.:
Barbara said, " In the early to mid-1970s, I was living in Buffalo. Having grown up in the NY/NJ area, and pretty much mired in the overpowering megalopolis of NYC, the contrast of Buffalo, against what I was familiar with, was striking. Make no mistake. Even..." more
Friday, October 8, 2010 12:06:27 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled High School Reunion: Rip Van Winkle Revisited:
Barbara said, " Tomorrow my husband and I are heading down to good old Rockland County, New York for my 40th high school reunion--North Rockland High School, Class of 1970. The school is now located in Theills, New York and has been since it opened for my senior..." more
Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:54:35 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Just can't get enough of this time travel: Sherman, turn the way-back machine to 1920.:
Barbara said, " Just when I thought there was absolutely no reason to watch television anymore, along comes the best thing since, well, the other best reason to watch television--the Sopranos. And the new best thing? BOARDWALK EMPIRE. If you haven't..." more
Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:36:04 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman was just published! Barbara is the Illustrator of Bones and the Roller Coaster Mystery #7, which was just released in Paperback. Congratulations Barbara!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:00:14 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Thank Goodness: Discovering Charlie Chan and it happens in Buffalo!:
Barbara said, " Somewhere in the 80s, I was out with three friends of mine, all Asian. I can't remember exactly how or why, but the discussion turned to Charlie Chan. "Oh, I loved Charlie Chan," I said, sincerely and innocently. "Those were my..." more
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:22:13 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Flying the flag yesterday and until after the 4th:
Barbara said, " Yesterday was Flag Day. Not knowing where the holiday came from, I looked it up and found these facts on Wikipedia: June fourteen is the day on which the Second Continental Cogress adopted the flag in 1777 as the flag of the United..." more
Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:25:05 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman was just published! Barbara is the Illustrator of Bones and the Math Test Mystery #6, which was just released in Paperback. Congratulations Barbara!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:25:50 AM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled The end of the music of my art life for more than 3 decades:
Barbara said, " photo from mcgarrigles.comBesides reading the obituaries of two well know writers in this morning's New York Times, Robert Parker and Erich Segal, I was terribly upset to read of the death of Kate McGarrigle, at 63.If I had to pin point..." more
Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:38:40 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Daily Dose of Humor, Part II: CAKE WRECKS-Sweet!:
Barbara said, " All photos courtesy of CakewrecksHere is the problem when you like to blog and when you also like to read the blogs of others: it all takes time, and on any given day, I seem to have less and less of it. Truth be known, when it comes to..." more
Monday, November 30, 2009 6:24:29 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Smile! Say cheesy!:
Barbara said, " All photos courtesy Awkward Family PhotosAddicted. Totally. And without remorse of any kind. It's my computer and I. It's not just that I love using it as a tool to create art. It's the web. The Internet is my worst vice..." more
Sunday, June 22, 2014 1:51:55 PM
Barbara Johansen Newman wrote a blog post titled Grown-ups: YAY or NAY for YA?:
Barbara said, "Art by Joon Mo Kang for the NY Times There is an interesting item in today's NY Times Book Review. It touches upon the burst of outrage initiated in an essay by Ruth Graham. In it she poses the question: should adults should be..." more