Tags: Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell’s Key to Professional Longevity

One of Norman Rockwell's keys to long-term success was avoiding the hot air balloon phenomenon. I've learned much about Norman Rockwell while researching my forthcoming book, NORMAN ROCKWELL'S MODELS, In and Out of the Studio, which will be published by Rowman and Littlefield on February 15, 2023. I'm continually impressed by the humility America's favorite [...]
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Mary Immen Hall, Three-time Norman Rockwell Model.

I first met Mary Immen Hall at my book signing for my book Cows in the Fog and Other Poems and Stories in the Bennington Bookshop, Bennington, Vermont. I mentioned that I had spent three months a year a short distance from Rockwell’s studio in West Arlington. Mary and I became “fast friends” after she […]

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Fishing for Social Media Followers

When I began expanding the social media campaign for my upcoming book about Norman Rockwell’s Vermont models, a troubling image came to mind. I pictured myself sitting in a small motorboat just off the seashore, wondering where in the world to cast my line. I felt overwhelmed by the vast ocean. I was aware that […]

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