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…
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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…
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!…
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…
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…