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Written by March 30, 2013

Lake Erie Comes Alive

Cleveland . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

Lake Erie came alive this week; Spring is finally here. The first private boats were spotted–what a cheery sight! One brave soul was night fishing, his running lights moving slowly through the night. Soon boat lights will be as numerous as stars. I also saw the first commercial boat of the season.

Written by March 27, 2013

Jason Milburn at William Busta Gallery

Artists . Cleveland . Galleries . Reviews . Thumbs-Up-Down . Uncategorized Article

Jason Milburn, who has maintained a studio in NE Ohio since graduating from the Cleveland Art Institute 10 years ago, is showing a passel of large drawings at the William Busta Gallery. The cartoon-inspired ink drawings are populated by vaguely familiar figures in suburban scenarios that are awash with anxiety and menace–‘High School Art Teacher in Hell,’ so to speak. The drawings

Written by March 10, 2013

In the Studio 3/10/2013

Cleveland . Paintings . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

With the temperatures near 70, it felt like Spring. What a difference a week makes! Keith got his baseball stuff out and John and I went to the marina to inspect the Betty Jane. All boats are still in dry dock, of course, but we were not the only ones inspecting their boat. The ice

Written by February 27, 2013

Lawrence’s Annoying Paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Museums . Artists . Cleveland . Paintings . Reviews . Uncategorized Article

I have nothing against Thomas Lawrence, indeed, I like his work, but—good grief!—he could make some annoying paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art has two of the offending paintings hanging side-by-side. Lawrence (died 1830) had well-earned success throughout his life. A prodigy, he found success early and later became President of the Royal Academy. He

Written by February 22, 2013

Thumbs-up: Neel, Thumbs-up (also): Pearlstein

Art Museums . Artists . Cleveland . Paintings . Thumbs-Up-Down . Uncategorized Article

By happenstance or cunning plan, The Cleveland Museum of Art has two large paintings hanging next to each other by artists of whom I am fond– Alice Neel and Philip Pearlstein. Juxtaposed this way, the relative merits of each can be studied. Except for a long detour in the Picasso Amusement Park, a straight line

Written by February 19, 2013

Spray Varnish

Cleveland . Shop Talk . Tips and Studies Article

Varnish is a sore subject. I’ve nearly spoiled some of my own paintings with poor varnish, and I’ve had so-called ‘professionals’ ruin paintings (one frame shop owner in Trenton, NJ left brush hairs in the varnish coat then obliterated the painting’s surface trying to get them off—grrr). Any artist that draws with smudge-able material, such

Written by February 17, 2013

In the Studio 2/17/2013

Cleveland . Paintings . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

A productive day with a lot of good sunlight.  I finished two self-portraits this morning (a gouache and another pastel-gouache), almost finished the drawing for a new still life (oil), then worked on the oils in the accompanying photo this afternoon. Why so many self-portraits lately? It’s not because I’ve developed a new found self-fascination–hell

I visited Cleveland State U’s new gallery space on Euclid today.  Neither of the two show–Animatopoeia, and Dante Rodriguez: New Works–warmed my winter-insulted bones, although Animatopoeia has some interesting sculpture  I would provide a link to the gallery’s web site but the site provides minimal information.

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