‘BARN IN NYACK’/gunther February 18, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      The thing about barns is that many of us have a thing for them.       Barns are America. Well, they are also… Continue reading

Light emerging from Edward Hopper’s childhood birthplace/room in Nyack, N.Y. (Gunther photo) February 11, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)        Imagine being born into light, not necessarily spiritual though it cannot be denied.… Continue reading

‘JOURNEY’/gunther February 4, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      You do not have to be a painter to appreciate line, form and color. They are part of the staff of life — not staples like… Continue reading

‘MOONLIGHT’/Gunther January 28, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      Amidst the world’s troubles, a reassuring sight on a train: A busy mom, returning with a three-year-old from a trip to Gotham, him jabbering away,… Continue reading

January 21, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      It is Paris, 48 rue de la … “Madeleine?” “Paix?” The street name does not matter. No. 48 does, that appartement not far from the street… Continue reading

January 14, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      My grandmother in Spring Valley, N.Y., was a wonderful apple pie maker. In September particularly, she and my grandfather would take a country drive on meandering… Continue reading

  LAKE ANTRIM/gunther January 7, 2019 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com (also on Facebook)      The tree stands alone, but there is enough evidence in the fog that others are in the background. It is sturdy, seemingly well-rooted,… Continue reading

j ‘December 31, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III      The painting shows an old colonial house, still occupied and happily, I suggest. There is cozy warmth from the fireplace, as you can see from the smoke. The windows… Continue reading

December 24, 2018      Each Christmas, for a few decades now, my son, teacher Arthur H. Gunther IV, has taken my former newspaper column and now online space to offer a holiday story. Here it is for 2018.  By… Continue reading

 December 17, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III  thecolumnrule.com  (also on Facebook)       There’s this tunnel thing because we all go through them at least once mentally, physically, romantically. Countries do, too. So does anything organized, such as… Continue reading