~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
Some people never change. OK, I never change. I remember one particularly heated conversation about art. I was 19 and preparing for my first trip to New York city. My companion, a musician, and I were walking along a Midwestern…
It's a beautiful day today. The weather is fine and it's Mother's Day. Kathleen, my darling, it's been 24 wonderful years. I love you as much now as I did then--more. Happy Mother's Day to…
I didn't know Philip Pearlstein long enough for him to be a true mentor, but even so he made a powerful and long-lasting impression on me. During the 80's Philip was on the staff of Brooklyn College.…
Here is another painting from the cycle of large paintings ( this one is 42" x 56") that I am doing. The drawing was finished yesterday and it took yesterday and today to finish the…
This is my second review of a Cleveland State U. student exhibition. Like last year's show, the quality is student-grade but compares well with student shows at higher profile schools, like the Cleveland Institute of Art. The…
Gabriel García Márquez died last Thursday. The great writer was 87. [caption id="attachment_3558" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Marquez[/caption] The Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Marquez was a leading practitioner of magic realism,…
The lower painting has along way to go; the raw umber ground is still visible beneath the figure on the lower-left and other places. It's 40" x 56." [caption id="attachment_3550" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the easel…
In their fierce competition for the vast pool of entertainment dollars, art museums are attempting to use technology to reinvent themselves. The theme-park-ization of museums is replete with interactive attractions and high-tech gewgaws. On the surface this sounds, if not…
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