Priscilla Bain-Smith profile

Priscilla Bain-Smith, author of Van Gogh Walks…Paris!—the first in a series of artists and the cities in which they lived and worked—has published articles on Vincent Van Gogh and medieval illuminated French manuscripts. Recently her poetry has been published internationally. A former college professor, she holds two masters degrees (Cornell University and University of Kentucky) in art history. She is also a painter and photographer who exhibits frequently. Currently working on her next book Gauguin Walks…France, Bain-Smith is available for lectures and tours.Bain-Smith's previous lectures, such as those at New York's National Arts Gallery, Barnes & Nobles, and The Montauk Club, are accompanied by vibrant slides and equally vibrant vignettes from her repertoire of artists including Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet... Reviews of Van Gogh Walks...Paris:Reviewed by Xpat Journal"This is an absolutely wonderful book...the book starts with a short history of Van Gogh's time in the city: 'short' meaning, in this case, juicy and succinct....Even if you never go to Paris, or gleefully skipped (through) all the Van Gogh exhibitions, you cannot keep from reading the next page to see what this spot is all about and what it meant to the artist...The book is perfect, also, for a little eye-entertainment, while waiting for a phone call, for your computer to download email...as each item requires but a few minutes of reading. Minutes which are delightful, as the author's style is light, entertaining and packed with information. Once you have read this book...you know more about Van Gogh than your average art connoisseur, allowing you to startle and delight many a dinner partner with your stories about his life."Reviewed by Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of French Toast and French FriedBain-Smith's informative text and alluring photos allow us to superimpose the 19th century Paris of Van Gogh on to today's French capital. Once you've traveled the city with these Van Gogh Paris Walks, it will never look the same to you again."Reviewed by Tula Lewnes"...an exquisite guide that stands out in its crowded field and should earn a place on the bedside table of anyone dreaming of visiting la belle France. For the non-traveler it makes for a great armchair escursion and is also a stunning tribute to a prolific artist who struggled so vailiantly to win recognition for his visionary art from an indifferent world.Embellished with colorful, razor-sharp illustrations, vignettes, and detailed maps, the armchair traveler meanders through a web of alleys that lead by gloriously digressive routes to imposing townhouses with interesting facades and magnificent interiors, hotels, cabarets...parks, and monuments where this beloved artist's memory is reverently preserved.For the casual, footloose tourist and the armchair Van Gogh aficionado, this is, indeed, a transporting guide--animated by the author's high quality photograhs which morph into amazing 'tableaux-vivants" and become permanently etched in one's memory."