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! This photo, by the way, was taken with…
Second Coldest Spring on Record
According to the papers, that is. The upshot is the boating season here on Lake Erie has been slow to start. We were going to finish getting The Betty Jane…
Poem: 5th Street
5th Street After art history, the widow drove me to my slum studio. Its only north-facing window overlooked the vacant lot where I saw a shootout my first night there.…
Sight for Sore Eyes
I took this from the studio window. After the weekend’s bitter cold and snow, it was heartening to see this sailboat underway in calm waters. Although the boat is not…
Good Grief—it snowed yesterday!
Yep. We had a twenty-minute white-out squall yesterday morning, April 20th! Granted, all the snow was gone by the afternoon, but this is the latest I remember it snowing. And…
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…
Poem: The Thing She Said to Me
The Thing She Said to Me The poets and rockers didn’t go beyond Avenue A, where the poverty was unromantic. My fifth-floor walk-up (Ave. C and 9th) looked over the…
In the Studio 4/14/2013
Some of today’s work: Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations‘Grandfather’ is large by my recent standards–40″ x 60″. The drawing was transferred using a grid. When the drawing was…
