Today was the first day of the annual Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (WSOAE).  This year marks the 80th anniversary since “… one balmy spring day in 1931, in the heart of the Depression Era. Jackson Pollock, desperately in need of funds to pay the rent on his Greenwich Village studio that also served as his home, took a few of his iconoclastic paintings down several flights of stairs and set them up on the sidewalk near Washington Square Park. His friend and fellow Vil

New York artist Linda Cromer paints lush watercolors of colorful flowers in full bloom, or fresh ripe fruit nestled between the folds of the richest of fabrics and tapestries.  I find it impossible to resist the beautiful shades, and even the clear water in glass floral vases.  Come meet Ms. Cromer at the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, which takes place this weekend and next.  This art market first started in 1931, when unknown starving artists Jackson Pollock and Wil