Andy Hammerstein wrote the delightful and dishy book, "The Hammersteins: A Musical Theatre Family." In my interview with him in Bedford Magazine , "Getting to Know You: Oscar Andy Hammerstein III" , he discussed the dawn of Broadway theater and the brilliance, wit, and whimsy of a prolific family who truly impacted American entertainment. So being prolific is in his genes! Along with being a writer, this mega-/multi-talent is also a painter whose new work is beautifully articulated with vibrating strips of color that are layered, offset, and repeated at varying intervals. The process creates abstract, moving landscape-like fields whose relationships of color are more important than individual color. Hammerstein has strategic discipline in everything he does, be it as a writer or a painter. This current work, at Chroma Fine Art Gallery, illustrates Andy's true mastery of color, interaction, and design. <> <> <> "Underlying Geometry...
Noa Wind, Program Director/NYC; Katie Casamassina, Associate VP/Development/NYC; Cristina Civetta, host/Congenital Heart Disease Survivor; Bonni Brodnick, Stroke Survivor; Cara Pensabene, MD, VP Medical Director, Mastercard Standing with Cristina Civetta, one of my Survivor Sisters If you're lucky, like me, you can survive a stroke. Among the many things I attribute my recovery to is the American Heart Association and their dedication to supporting groundbreaking research. They also do public education, community programs, and lots more, but here is where the organization touched my life. After having a stroke while driving on Interstate 95, I was sent to Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, where I was in critical condition. My heartbeat was hovering at 30 bpm, with some beats occurring every 8 seconds. If the neuro-ICU unit at this hospital didn't have cutting-edge life-saving procedures, I would not be here writing to you today. As an ambassador to the America...