Podcast: Where did modern art start?
Where and when did modern art start? Let’s start with Courbet.
Snow on April 17
Snow in NE Ohio on April 17! OK, just a dusting but I cannot remember snow this late before.
Turpentine diaries 3/24/19
Woman in Red Pants is getting there. I’ve left the channel and I’m moving toward the dock with favorable wind and tide. This is brief because I’m time-tasked.
Matt Irwin photography
I’m on my third Nikon camera. I bought my first one because the Nikon-produced photos that I saw excited me in ways that the photos from other brands did not.…
In the Studio 3/24/2013
Except for one nice weekend, this has been The Winter That Never Ends. It’s below freezing and overcast with high winds–grrr. A good day to stay inside and work on…
Philip Pearlstein
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…
A visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Asian collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art recently rotated its vast Asian collection, which I happily discovered during Friday’s visit. After a Caesar salad in the Atrium cafeteria–‘extra anchovies, please’–I started my…
In the studio 7/5/15
This unfinished painting on the easel, Euclid Avenue II, is from my Playhouse Square series. (Euclid Avenue I has a lot more figures and is still in the drawing stage.)…