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Month: October 2019
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In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down at the Key West Theater with Brianna Gangi, the Marketing Director of the theater and of Rams Head Presents-Key West.
We talk about how Rams Head Presents is adding to the ever-growing music scene down here in Key West, and how up and coming artists are using Key West as a launching pad for their music career.
We are having a conversation between Mark Baratto and Bri Gangi. MARK: This is the Backyards of Key West; my name is Mark Baratto and why don’t you introduce yourself and what you do. BRI: All right,…
We are having a conversation between Mark Baratto, Kassy Burnette and Stuart Damon. MARK: This is the Backyards of Key West Podcast and my name is Mark Baratto, why don’t you two introduce yourselves. Before that,…
We are having a conversation between Mark Baratto and Anna Sweet. MARK: My name is Mark Baratto. This is the Backyards of key West podcast and I am sitting here with Anna Sweet. Anna, welcome to…
In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with artist, gallery and studio owner, Anna Sweet.
We talk about how she went from photographer to artist and hit pay dirt, her humble upbringing (1 of 9 kids), and how her competitive nature keeps her humble, yet drives her harder than ever to continue to grow.
More on Anna Sweet
Anna Sweet’s work marries a craftsman’s approach to material with an Art Nouveau influence. Known for her luminous underwater nudes, Sweet portrays the ethereal through harmonious modes of painting and photography. By employing radiant minerals and pigments, the artist reimagines familiar elements of nature and the female form, rendering them brilliantly new to the viewer’s eye.
Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, above her mother’s art gallery, Sweet and her nine siblings were immersed in the art world from a young age. Perennially inspired by the light of the sun and the movement of the body, Sweet’s hand evokes the dynamic sensuality of beauty in motion, capturing transient moments of swim or dance.
Revealing the sensuality and elegance of women throughout the most exotic waters of the world. Sweet engages minerals like mica, diamond dust, and glass on the image, Sweet’s mixed-medium approach offers an otherworldly experience. Sweet’s work mimics elements of her shooting environments and creates “effects like the glisten that occurs when the sun kisses the sea.” The photographic images and encased materials coalesce into a stunning, seemingly three dimensional representation of the subject. The subjects in this series are radiant displays of female beauty.
Anna Sweet Gallery
513 Duval St Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305-916-0578
Lately, I have come across a lot of people that have asked me about the equipment I use for my Backyards of Key West Podcast. Some seem to be simply curious, but others have an…
We are having a conversation between Mark Baratto and Rich Pesce. MARK: This is the Backyards of Key West Podcast and this is a first for me. Normally I go to other people’s businesses and I…
In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with Rich Pesce to talk about how he started his construction management business in Lower Manhattan months before September 11th, and how he became a real estate investor in three Key West Bed & Breakfast Inns: The Inn on Fleming, Coco Plum Inn Bed & Breakfast, and Key West Bed & Breakfast.
We discuss the mindset needed when starting a business in one of the country’s hardest times, how to navigate the Key West real estate market, and how having the right business partner can make all the difference.
I had the great pleasure of conducting this interview in one of Rich’s homes in Old Town – known famously as the Calvin Klein Home (for the obvious reason 😎).
We are having a conversation between Mark Baratto and Chef Bill Hunt. MARK: This is the Backyards of Key West podcast; my name is Mark Baratto and I’m here with Chef B. Please, I need the…
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