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Throwback in the Self-Referential Sense.
In the spirit of 1998… I present a little watercolor piece called “Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight.” This came out of a watercolor class I was in Connecticut where I was the only male, and the only person under 50 I believe. There were a lot of flowers and soft pastel colored…
Painting as a focal practice.
Painting has such a commanding presence when I am “in the zone.” To sit there for hours upon end, extracting the shapes and colors from the mud changes my thinking, as if my brain is on another more vibrant level. Things become clear. I feel more articulate. To compare this with the feeling of spending…
A Tree Blooms in South Philly
This photo was taken on Dec 15th in South Philly, right in front of the cheese steak houses on Passyunk. In fact, many of the street trees in that area are blooming in this fashion. 2 weeks later we continue to have 50 degree days. Trees Bloom amid winter warm spellFalse Spring won’t damage plants..Anybody…
Art Face off…
I found this website yesterday called Artfaceoff.com There tagline is “A grassroots project bringing democracy to the world of art.” Lofty goal indeed, but an interesting concept. You put a maximum of 24 images up on their site, and your work is rated on a 10 point scale. I like “distributed feedback” that could result…
Do I Like Diebenkorn anymore?
When you believe something so vehemently for years, it’s good to come back around to it and try and question what made you come to that belief in the first place. I still like him. Samantha asked me the otherday what it was, and I said the light. But I think it is really the…
Working on a New Self Portrait
Okay. Here is what it looks like right about now. It’s a running joke that I paint so many self portraits that I am my best subject. This is the first self portrait since this one. Just for the record, I have been painting other things. I’ve become aware of how these portraits work as…
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This friday @ the Mendelson Gallery in Shadyside, William Rock will kick off the month long program “Spirit Unfolding” I helped with the organization of this event, and am in Pittsburgh for the opening. Come out and say hello if you can! It looks like it’s going to be a good show
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