In the studio 5/4/2014
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…
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Review: 43rd Student Show The Galleries at CSU
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
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,…
In the studio 4/20/2014
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…
Art museums and technology
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…
April 15 2014
April 15. Tax day. It snowed in NE Ohio. Tonight is the full blood moon. An ominous day.
Glop, goo, and jelly
I've never understood the fascination with thick, viscous oil painting mediums. Used for special effects, such mediums are perfectly fine, but for everyday work they are completely useless. I scratch my head whenever I see recipes…
Painting: Keith in Front of a White Chair
I finished this painting three days ago. Keith in Front of a White Chair, is fairly large (for me) oil painting measuring 36" x 48." [singlepic id=187 w= h= float=center] It's kissing cousin to this painting,…