In the Studio 12.16.12
For a Sunday during December in NE Ohio the light is good. Here's a photo taken in the studio today. I've been painting since 7:00 and now it's time for lunch and the Brown's game…
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Painting: Mother Nursing Infant
[singlepic id=168 w= h= float=none] This is an older painting from the gallery. Working on a painting, I get it to a certain point then put it aside. I rarely finish a painting, even a…
Timothy Callaghan—Life Slow Still
I recently paid my second visit to the William Busta Gallery. Busta is one of those cafeteria-style spaces where several shows—about 6 in this case—run concurrently. The artists shown represent, no doubt, an attempt to…
George Mauersberger at Bonfoey
I walked into the George Mauersberger exhibit at Bonfoey expecting to see a passel of prints. Nope. While a few prints are on display, drawings and watercolors make up the lion’s share of the show. Even so,…
Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris
Claude Monet maintained (I’m paraphrasing) that caricature was the soul of art. Not a surprising statement coming from a master caricaturist. I agree with Monet wholeheartedly. [caption id="attachment_348" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Caricature by Monet[/caption] The exhibition…
Dayton Art Institute—Fail
The Dayton Art Institute is handsomely situated on a hill above the Great Miami River. The museum’s beautiful Italianate main wing provides a remarkable view of the Dayton skyline. Travelers along I-75 passing beneath the…
Robert Smith
Robert Smith was an American artist who died in 1985. When I knew him, he already was an elderly man. He lived with his teenage son in Kettering, Ohio in a French chateau-type building that…
Thumbs-up: van Ruisdael; Thumbs-down: Renoir
I’ve loved art as far back as I can remember. During the summer before First Grade we moved to a farm, and while exploring the barn loft (true story), I was thrilled to discover a…