In the Studio 5/26/2013
This large painting (6' x 8') is a pain to work on in my somewhat cramped studio. Don't get me wrong, I love my studio overlooking the lake, but compared to my last studio in…
Category: Paintings
In the Studio 5-19-2013
Here's a photo of paintings I've worked on during the past few days. [caption id="attachment_1952" align="aligncenter" width="500"] On the easel 5-19-2013[/caption] The one on the upper-right--'Woman in Wine-Colored Blouse'--is nearly done (knock wood!). The palette…
In the Studio 5/12/2013
Here's a photo of 'Lower East Side,' a large (5' x 6') painting currently in progress. It's about (roughly) my studio in Manhattan's Lower East Side. It was before 9-11 so the World Trade Center…
Gary Bukovnik: Forever Spring at Bonfoey Gallery
Yesterday, my son, John-Parker, was incredulous when I told him I didn't have a favorite among my paintings. “Being an artist,” I told him, “is similar to being a musician. Sometimes I’m the composer and the theme…
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,…
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…
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…
Thumbs Down: Sargent; Thumbs Up: Bouguereau
John Singer Sargent and William-Adolphe Bouguereau are not normally considered together, yet their careers overlapped for several decades. In the ‘Undergrad’s Giant Book of Art History’ Sargent is counted among the progressives, while Bouguereau is thrown…