Artwork Gifts and Art Gifts for Adults June 18, 2015Here at Kipling de Freitas we believe that art can be, should be, used to elevate the human spirit, to expand our awareness of the world around us, to embrace...
Renaissance of Beauty May 27, 2015And thus we would like to recapture that reverence for beauty that was so apparent in past ages. We will wander through time looking for beautiful objects with the hope...
A Man for All Seasons April 17, 2015There is a remarkable illustration of portraiture now hanging in a gallery of the Frick Collection in New York. It shows a determined Sir Thomas More, that valiant antagonist of...
Chocolate: Food of the Gods April 1, 2015It’s been written that the ‘Mayans used cacao beans to pay for prostitutes in their early version of whorehouses. The going rate was around eight beans per woman. And the...
All that Glitters is not Gold March 18, 2015A 15th-century English statute forbade young men from wearing certain items of silk and cloths of gold for fear that such superfluities would contribute to their moral decline.
How do I select art painting for my home or office? March 10, 2015Are you thinking of decorating a room or passage in your home and are considering hanging a painting by some contemporary artist or, perhaps, a gicleé reproduction on canvas of...