Dayton Art Institute—Fail
The Dayton Art Institute is handsomely situated on a hill above the Great Miami River. The museum’s beautiful Italianate main wing provides a remarkable view of the Dayton skyline. Travelers along I-75 passing beneath the…
Author: Tom Hudson
Robert Smith
Robert Smith was an American artist who died in 1985. When I knew him, he already was an elderly man. He lived with his teenage son in Kettering, Ohio in a French chateau-type building that…
Thumbs-up: van Ruisdael; Thumbs-down: Renoir
I’ve loved art as far back as I can remember. During the summer before First Grade we moved to a farm, and while exploring the barn loft (true story), I was thrilled to discover a…
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy came our way and mixed with the Nor'easter that was already pounding our shores. This video was shot as I walked across our backyard. Towards the end of the video, you can see…
In the Studio—10/28/12
The winds from a furious Nor'easter pound against the studio windows. Whitecaps crash against the shore one after the other with ceaseless regularity, their white froth nearlty reaching the studio door. They say this storm…
Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces
All artists are self-taught today. It doesn't matter if you have a masters degree or never set foot in an art school--everyone is on their own. The most important piece of painting gear my last professor…
Cleveland Museum of Art Staff Exhibition
Ever since a significant part of the museum's renovations was opened (as discussed in this post), it's a hop, skip, and jump to the main galleries from the parking garage. Before the atrium was opened, visitors had…
Stephen Pentak at Bonfoey
The Bonfoey Gallery (1700 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH) is the kind of establishment I adore: it's an art gallery in the business of showing real, contemporary artists. Places like it are rare outside New York…