Halfway Docent

Join us as we examine the painting "Taking of Christ" by Caravaggio. As always, thank you to Wilder Things Than Us, formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me for our intro and outro music.

Join us as we talk about the iconic painting, American Gothic. Thank you, as always, to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me) for the use of our intro and outro music.

We juuuust scratch the surface of the wildly-complex and detailed painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. WARNING: We talk a lot about sex/genitalia/etc. in this one Check out the Wikipedia image Thank you, as always to our friends Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey, and Me) for our intro and outro music.

We're talking about Japanese woodcuts again, but we actually know our stuff this time, and we're talking all about The Great Wave by Hokusai. Intro and outro music by our friends Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl My Whiskey and Me).

Join us for another episode talking about another famous Mary Cassatt painting called In the Loge. Thank you to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me) for our intro and outro music.

Join us as we discuss the painting A Child's Bath by Mary Cassatt.

A re-release of our Christmas episode from a few years ago where we discuss the symbolism of Nativity art through the ages. Check out our Instagram page to see some of the images we talk about. Thanks to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl My Whiskey And Me) for our intro and outro songs.

Welcome to the "House of Holbein"! We're reviewing one of the most famous portraits by Hans Holbein and answering all your burning questions about it: Who are these guys? What are all the things on those shelves? What the heck is that thing in the middle of the floor?

Don't know the name Keith Haring? We're pretty sure you've seen his art even if you haven't! Learn about Keith's life and art in today's episode.

Learn about Edward Munch's most famous piece of art, The Scream.

Learn all about the life of Andy Warhol from his beginnings as a commercial artist through his death.

This episode we talk about Vermeer. We look at Woman Holding a Balance, The Art of Painting, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. This week you can follow along on Google Arts and Culture: Meet Vermeer. You can follow along for some in depth looks, or just follow along on our instagram page. Don't forget to check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me.

We look at the some work by Manet, which sounds a lot like Monet. They knew each other. Seriously, couldn't come up with an artist name. Sorry, we look at Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, and the Bar at the Folies Bergere. There is nudity in the art and one of them is a sex worker so just a heads up. Enjoy.

We look at Chuck Close and his innovative way of art! You'll definitely want to check out the instagram on this one. For someone who had face blindness, he really focused on it. Check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me and rate and reviews us, or them, or all of it! halfwaydocent@gmail.com for questions or suggestions.

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's a Christmas mini episode. We look at nativity art through time. Including things like the creepy shepard tempter, the various way Mary is portrayed, why is baby Jesus glowing and, of course, All the weird old babies that were Jesus. Oh, and content warning, WE TALK ABOUT DONKEYS. Check out our instagram @halfwaydocent to follow along and listen to My Girl My Whiskey and Me.

In this episode, we look at J.M.W. Turner. Specifically we look at Dido Building Carthage, The Fighting Temeraire, Slave Ship, and Rain, Steam and Speed The Great Western Railway. And a reminder to be registered to vote, because you never know when an election may happen. Don't forget to check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me.

The famous painter from Spain who was greek and called The Greek but...in Spanish. Trust us, it's easier than his regular name. We look at The Disrobing of Christ, Burial of Count Orgaz (snicker, snicker) and The Opening of the Fifth Seal and how he lived in obscurity until ...later art and his influence. You'll see. Check us out on Instagram (@halfwaydocent) to follow along!

This is not a podcast... well I mean technically. Listen to the episode, you'll get it.

We are looking at FRIDA KAHLO!!!! Ok so it's not a super happy episode. We look at her paintings The Two Fridas, The Broken Column, and Henry Ford Hospital. While there aren't a ton of jokes, she's an important artist in many respects and too many groups, and you still get to listen to us. Just as a warning, we do talk about miscarriage in this episode with Henry Ford Hospital. If you need to skip this one, we get it.

This episode we talk about Monet and some of his beautiful impressionist art. We talk about his fascination with water (maybe some speculation why), his non-tragic life (or so we are lead to believe), and a lot of water lilies. Don’t forget to check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me!

It's a SHORT!!! Sarah couldn't keep this one to herself. Here is a mini episode about Hatshepsut, a lady Pharaoh! We talk about some of her ambiguous sculptures she commissioned and how history had attempted to erase her. Enjoy! Don't forget our instagram @halfwaydocent and to check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me!

We look at Rembrandt!!!! Well some of his work. We might have seen his face, but are uncertain. We look at The Stoning of Saint Steven, The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp and Officer and Other Civic... The Night Watch. Hope you enjoy. Check our our Instagram @halfwaydocent for a cheat sheet and check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me for some music after ward!

This week we honor Black History Month (yes it is not March but we were sick last week!) with a look at the work of Jacob Lawrence. We talk briefly about his series of Toussaint L'overture. We mention his series on Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, and John Brown. We mainly talk about his series called the Migration series. Head over to our instagram @halfwaydocent to see some of the art and follow along. (sorry again it's late)

This week we go WAY back and look at the prolific Jan van Eyck in an art heavy episode. We will look at Man in a Red Turban (aka Waldo), Portrait of Arnolfini (aka Vladimir Putin) and his masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece. And we will look for Waldo in all of them. Tune in to see if we find him.

This episode we look at the completely normal life of Salvador Dali, the second(?). We talk about his work the Apparatus and Hand, the Persistence of Memory, and the Crucifixion. We also talk about his work not with paint with Un Chien Andalou, Mae West Lips sofa, Destino, and Spellbound. Don't forget to check out My Girl My Whiskey and Me. @halfwaydocent on Instagram and Twitter. Email halfwaydocent@gmail.com.

Today we look at Pablo Picasso including his art work The Old Guitarist, Portrait of Gertrude Stein, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Woman in White and Nude Standing by the Sea. Quick warning, at minute 54 we talk about the not great parts of Ole PP including some talk of sex, rape and suicide without going into detail. Hope you enjoy!