I had just turned nineteen when I took my first course in Greek art: it was called “Greece in the Bronze Age”, and was taught by John Coleman at Cornell University. Since childhood, I had been captivated by the Iliad and Odyssey, the Greek gods and the myths: this felt…

The first apartment we stayed in was located north of the center of the city, near the National Museum of Archaeology and the Polytechnic University. Last year we stayed in a tiny room in a less-than-stellar hotel in the touristic center near the Acropolis — a great location, with good…

Apologies for my long absence here — I’ve just come back from 2 1/2 weeks in Greece, and the month before was a bit crazy because J. had a show for the launch of his new book two days before we left. I don’t like to post much online when…

Some of you may remember that last winter I was working on a series of sketches of the landscape at Delphi, Greece. The one above remains my favorite — I even made it the screen image on my phone. A few weeks ago I did another one, this time in…

Text by Beth Adams, all photographs ©2019 by Jonathan Sa’adah I participated in the climate march last Friday, along with more than half a million other Montrealers. We had a good-sized contingent from Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, and we all met up there, and walked to the starting point together…

Our friend G. lives on a remote hillside in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, where he has a garden of breathtaking beauty. Once every summer we drive out to spend the afternoon and evening with him. This year it was a perfect day — sunny, and still warm enough to…

Photographer Robert Frank died yesterday at the age of 94. Jennifer Lewis, artist, photographer, ceramicist, and one of our closest lifelong friends, died a year ago this week, at the age of 68; the day the photograph above was taken, we were together at the 2008 Robert Frank show at…

Here’s a charcoal sketch of a view at Segesta, Sicily, looking into a deep gully with areas of exposed rock that may have been a source for some of Segesta’s ancient buildings. After two attempts, one in pencil and one in charcoal, I still felt that it was almost impossible…

Thank you to everyone who commented on the previous post, “Nonviolence.” I appreciated what you wrote very much, and it made me feel better to hear your solidarity and shared sorrow. One commenter, Robbie, said that he felt it was important to be informed and not turn away from the…