Hurricane Matthew has now passed through Haiti, and has been wreaking havoc elsewhere.  But it is clear that the damage and loss of life in Haiti has been devastating. Hundreds have lost their lives and many thousands have lost their homes on the southern peninsula of Haiti.  The photos from the towns of Jeremie, La Caye, Port Salut, Gonaive and Petit-Goave are staggering, and many small villages have not even been reached yet.

I was a bit slow in finding out about it, but the BBC has produced a very good video about Peruvian retablo master Claudio Jimenez Quispé and his work.  You can watch it at:  

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34261568?post_id=10152845086485684_1015...

Indigo Arts has loaned artworks to two exhibits now showing at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, in Millville, New Jersey:

I am always intrigued by the street art I find when I travel, whether signage graphics, informal grafitti or intentional and officially sanctioned murals.  On my trip to Peru in April I had been tipped off by my friend Scott Rothstein, so I was particularly interested to see what I would find.  A selection of what I found follows.  

I  received this news of one of the last of the "Old Masters" of Haitian art, Seymour Bottex (courtesy of Erve Bottex).  Rest in peace.