Happy 4th!
Happy 4th, everybody. There will be fireworks over the lake tonight. [caption id="attachment_3825" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Perfect day on Lake Erie, July 4, 2014[/caption]
Year: 2014
In the studio 6/22/2014
Besides finishing The Call, I recently worked on the paintings in this photo. [caption id="attachment_3741" align="aligncenter" width="500"] In the studio 6/22/2104[/caption] Today's session was the second painting session for the one on the right, Heated…
Study: finishing The Call
The 36" x 48" oil titled The Call is finished. This is the seventh and final post in the series about making this painting. Here are the links to the other posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part…
Going to the Cleveland Museum of Art today
I haven't been to the Cleveland Museum of Art in several weeks. After visiting the Met last Friday, I thought I might forgo my weekly visits to the Cleveland museum for awhile. Although Cleveland is a fine museum,…
Vulture article: Zombies on the Walls
I came across an amusing article in the infrequently read (for me) online mag Vulture called Zombies on the Walls. It decries the flood of copy-cat abstraction drowning the market, calling the the trend M.F.A. Abstraction among…
Visit to the Met
My daughter Jane and son Keith accompanied me to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the other day. Next to the Louvre, the Met is my favorite museum. I am going again in three weeks. The…
In the studio 6/15/2104
After getting back from my short trip to New York city last night, I was back in the studio at 5:00 A.M. I couldn't wait to get back to work. Graduation Day is still in…
Trip to New York
My son and I are flying to Trenton this evening where my daughter will join us. We're taking the train to Manhattan tomorrow (I met their mother on a train from Manhattan) to visit galleries and go to the Met. We'll…