‘WHITE ON RED VASE’/acrylic/gunther August 12, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      What is it about white hair?  Mark of maturity, gathered wisdom? Life having lived in depth now aging toward its natural… Continue reading

‘IN THE CORNER’/acrylic/gunther   August 5, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com No one should be pushed into a corner — by anyone or even yourself — because that is not the place to make the best decisions. Instead,… Continue reading

‘TWO WOMEN’/ACRYLIC/GUNTHER   July 29, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      These two women are in Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home. One is white, prosperous. One is black, African-American, a slave. Presumably, they speak to… Continue reading

‘SARAH’/acrylic/gunther July 22, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      This is Sarah, but it could be you. She could anyone — of any sex, age, ethnicity, race, belief. Sarah is alone, but not alone.… Continue reading

‘Detail at South Truro’/gunther   By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)            There is music in this old house, though there is no electricity — disconnected decades ago. There is no radio, no… Continue reading

Gunther painting/acrylic on canvas July 9, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      Open a window, and you might get fresh air. Or fresh perspective. Depends on what’s out there, what you see, what you… Continue reading

July 1, 2019 STAIR LANDING/Edward Hopper House, Nyack, N.Y./gunther By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      The vestibule, the foyer, the landing of any house is initially what makes it a home. Visitors — family, friends,… Continue reading

‘HOUSE IN DONEGAL’/gunther June 24, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      There is your ancestry, whether you visit it, know it, appreciate it or not. It is in your DNA, in your features, perhaps… Continue reading

  ‘TOP OF STAIRS’/gunther June 17, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      NYACK, N.Y. — Once there was a door at the top of the steep steps in the 1858 birthplace home of Edward… Continue reading

‘CANYONS’/gunther   June 10, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      You think of New York City “canyons,” the long alleys created by ever-taller buildings that eat light and cast shadow, and you think starkness,… Continue reading