In the Studio 5/12/2013
Here's a photo of 'Lower East Side,' a large (5' x 6') painting currently in progress. It's about (roughly) my studio in Manhattan's Lower East Side. It was before 9-11 so the World Trade Center…
Author: Tom Hudson
Gary Bukovnik: Forever Spring at Bonfoey Gallery
Yesterday, my son, John-Parker, was incredulous when I told him I didn't have a favorite among my paintings. “Being an artist,” I told him, “is similar to being a musician. Sometimes I’m the composer and the theme…
In the Studio May 5th, 2013
Here's a photo of some recent work. The winter scene is from a terrific storm some years ago in Trenton/Princeton, NJ. Now that the weather is warming, I can bring myself to take up a…
In the Studio 4/28/2013
Here is a photo of some of the recent work. The large painting ('Two Cakes,' 48" x 48") is nearly done--I hope! [caption id="attachment_1830" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 'Two Cakes' and other paintings in progress[/caption] This photo,…
Second Coldest Spring on Record
According to the papers, that is. The upshot is the boating season here on Lake Erie has been slow to start. We were going to finish getting The Betty Jane ready for launching today but…
Poem: 5th Street
5th Street After art history, the widow drove me to my slum studio. Its only north-facing window overlooked the vacant lot where I saw a shootout my first night there. Barely 30, they hadn't suspected…
Sight for Sore Eyes
I took this from the studio window. After the weekend's bitter cold and snow, it was heartening to see this sailboat underway in calm waters. [caption id="attachment_1793" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Sailboat underway[/caption] Although the boat is…
Good Grief—it snowed yesterday!
Yep. We had a twenty-minute white-out squall yesterday morning, April 20th! Granted, all the snow was gone by the afternoon, but this is the latest I remember it snowing. And today it's windy and COLD!…