Return of an Old Friend
After a long and (for me) painful absence for conservation, Andrea del Sarto’s The Sacrifice of Isaac is once again on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art. del Sarto’s unfinished masterpiece from 1527 is on a massive wooden panel. The painting’s unfinished state opens a window into the artist’s studio, and shows us his working method. The
Storm clobbered
Yesterday’s storm highlighted–as if it was necessary–once again that this is the Winter From Hell. Our furnace stopped working during the wee hours and the high today is in the low teens. It could have been worse. Yesterday’s terrific winds might have downed trees and disrupted power. Hopefully, that was winter’s last hurrah. I can
Confirmation at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo Ohio
We drove through the snow to the magnificent Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo for my son’s confirmation. The eighth-grade class from Keith’s school–St. Paul’s in Norwalk–along with several other schools were confirmed together in solemn ceremony. The Toledo archdiocese is currently without a bishop but the presiding priests performed ably. I had never been to
In the studio 3/9/2014
Here is some recent work. Saturday was a light work day because of family functions. The top painting is titled “Explain,” and I think it’s far enough along now that you can get a sense of what it’s about. The lower painting–“Jane With Her Hand on Her Hip”–is of, well, Jane (It’s also about blue,
Book Review: A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell (audio version)
“You mock, dude!” Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a lively philosopher and prodigious writer known for his biting wit. Russell was deeply involved with the social issues of his day and spent time in prison for his efforts–for his pacifists views during World War I, and again for his anti-nuke protests in his 80’s(!). He was stripped
New ratings for Oil Paint Brands post
I updated the Oil Paint Brand post with new information and a rating for Michael Harding paints.
In the studio March 2, 2014
Here is some work from this morning. The bulk of the day was given over to removing three rooms of carpet from our basement. We got water in the basement during that sudden thaw 10 days ago (we’re back in the deep freeze now, though). It was only an inch or so but enough to