Natalie Taylor

Not even a small cloud passed across the clear, blue afternoon sky. It was a Thursday, June 29, 1943 and all was calm in San Miguel de...

Bullfighting was one of the favorite entertainments in San Miguel for many centuries, a tradition brought over from Spain. To this day,...

Along the left wall in the church of San Rafael, halfway to the altar, there is an opening that leads into a chapel. The doorway was...

Just as the ancient artworks of San Miguel de Allende can often be difficult to locate, sometimes current artists seem to be hidden, and...

Did you know that some of the most familiar streets, and neighborhoods you walk in around Centro, hold old tales of ghosts and strange...

Just about everyone is familiar with the artistic renaissance of San Miguel de Allende in the 1940s, with the arrival of three people...

Sharon Van den Berg was born, and grew up in Indiana, the middle child straddled by an older and a younger sister. Perhaps that family...

In the first part of the story of the Instituto Allende, I spoke of its beginnings as the private home of Manuel Tomas de la Canal, and...

Almost all of Jane Bingham's sculputures have some semblance to human or animal form, but always leave a question in the viewer's eyes.

At the eastern top of the hill on San Francisco Street, where the road curves to the right onto Salida a Queretaro, stands a rather plain...

Some months ago I wrote about the challenges, frustration, and joys of uncovering hidden art treasures in San Miguel. As I explained in...

One of the iconic places in San Miguel is the Instituto Allende. It is a popular wedding venue, with one of the most beautiful courtyards...

Who among us, retirees, doesn’t ponder that question at least once in a while? Particularly as we add another year with the arrival of...

The church of Santa Ana, at its current location on Insurgentes and Reloj, began as a school for girls in 1734. Some years later, a...

The first thing that strikes you about plastic artist Beverly Moor is her youthful demeanor. She wears her years well, and exudes...

The Virgin Mary is celebrated by Christians as the model wife, mother, and heavenly queen. Her representation as the Virgin of Guadalupe...

Good writing can originate in a small rural town, or a major metropolis because writing does not depend on population. It is a solitary...

Many artworks in San Miguel de Allende are found within churches or other buildings, but there is a considerable amount of public art...

I came across the artwork of Mila Villasana by chance. I was having lunch with a friend at Oko, an Asian restaurant in town, and ran into...

The Parroquia holds many ancient artworks—paintings done by renowned novo-Hispanic painters, sculptures, and valuable artifacts held as...