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.” The upper painting is nearing completion. It’s called “Explain” or “Plain” or some such. The lower one is titled “Dinner in Trenton,” by the way.
In the Studio 7/28/2013
What’s unusual about today’s ‘In the Studio’ post is the works I’m showing were both finished today! The larger is titled ‘Jane Hudson and Her Father,’ (yes, it’s me holding my daughter Jane when she was about three). Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsThe landscape, ‘Colorado River #1,’ is on linen, which I do
In the Studio 3/17/13
Poor light yesterday, Saturday, but good light today. The lake came alive this week and although it’s cold–mid-30’s–the waves and whitecaps already remind me of summer. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsHere’s a shot of some of the things I worked on today. I finished the drawing of the larger one and decided to
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 on T.V. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012The large painting on the right “Garth and Jane” was finished yesterday.
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. The exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art—Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris—provides a great opportunity to examine some drawing and prints by Cassatt and her
In the Studio—10/28/12
The winds from a furious Nor’easter pound against the studio windows. Whitecaps crash against the shore one after the other with ceaseless regularity, their white froth nearlty reaching the studio door. They say this storm will join with hurricane Sandy in the next day or so. Inside it’s comfy-cozy. The only thing to complain of