Review: The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum
In her recent New York Times article, The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum, Stephanie Rosenbloom admonishes us to slow down when we visit museums. 20 minutes, she says, in front of a single work of…
Category: Paintings
In the studio 10/12/14
Today's session was the third painting session for The Photographer (32" x 48"). The under-painting is nearly finished--one more session. Because it's a single female figure, it reminds me of the recently finished The Explainer.…
In the studio 10/5/14
I've been working on this painting, Washington Square, for some time. The underpainting is far enough along to show it. It's 44" x 56". I'm 6'2," so you can get a sense of the painting's…
Really big paintings
I am wrapping up one of my really big paintings. This bad boy, The Offensive, is 74" x 96"--roughly 6 by 8 feet. It comes from a series of paintings with subjects that are more topical than…
Favorite artist
"Who's your favorite artist?" That's a silly question, isn't it? If you're like me, you enjoy the work of many artists, so how could you choose? No, it's a silly question. It's not that I'm…
Drawing session on the painting titled The Photographer
I had a good drawing session on the painting titled The Photographer this morning. This painting of a single figure is 32" x 48." I think one more session will be enough. When I mentioned…
In the studio 9/28/14
This morning, as usual, I worked on drawings, this time for a painting titled The Photographer. This was the 2nd drawing session for it. I spent the rest of the day painting on the 44" x…
In the studio 9/21/14
I had several sessions with this painting, Dinner in Trenton, over the past few days. It was the first opportunity to use my new Terkell flats; first-rate brushes--and affordability priced. [caption id="attachment_4124" align="aligncenter" width="500"] On the easel, the…