Correcting painting surfaces that are too slick
You know when your paint surface gets too slick and oil starts to bead? There are several remedies. Rubbing an onion over the surface works but has issues–obviously. A better…
In the studio 5/25/14
Here’s work from today and yesterday. Yesterday I finished the under-painting for the smaller work titled Woman on E. 10th Near Tompkins Square. I met the woman during my last visit to…
Some people never change
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…
Happy Mother’s Day!
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…
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…
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…
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…
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez died last Thursday. The great writer was 87. The Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012Marquez was…