In the Studio 4/21/2013
Some of today's work. The large painting (5' x 6') is titled 'Atlantic City I.' My wife is from New Jersey and she used to live and work in Atlantic City, so I've spent time…
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Poem: The Thing She Said to Me
The Thing She Said to Me The poets and rockers didn't go beyond Avenue A, where the poverty was unromantic. My fifth-floor walk-up (Ave. C and 9th) looked over the rooftops of Manhattan, to the sea…
In the Studio 4/14/2013
Some of today's work: 'Grandfather' is large by my recent standards--40" x 60". The drawing was transferred using a grid. When the drawing was done, I inked it, that is, I went over it with…
Non Reviews
I was going to title this post ‘negative reviews’ referring to non-reviews—shows I’ve visited that did not speak to me, and so no reviews were forthcoming. Silence as a review, so to speak. But, of…
In the Studio 4/7/2013
Here is a batch of some recent work. The large painting--'The Conversation'--is 66" high. It's not far from being finished (knock wood). The smaller paintings are Betty Jane paintings, that is, paintings of people aboard…
Easter 2013
I got a little work done this morning (got up at 5:00) then again after church at St. Mary's. Worked on the three in this photo, plus one or two others. All have the cheap…
In the Studio 3/24/2013
Except for one nice weekend, this has been The Winter That Never Ends. It's below freezing and overcast with high winds--grrr. A good day to stay inside and work on paintings, right? Here's a shot…
My Prison Studio
As a member of a Federal works program, I taught art in community centers around Dayton, Ohio. My fellow teachers were performers, musicians, and artists. The director was a dancer and leader of a troupe…