Category: Art
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Installation of Old Drawings
I was in a show this past september in Philadelphia, called Five Dudes: Artwork and Booze. It was deftly curated by Matt Maloney at 2424 Studios on York St. in Fishtown. The exhibition featured artwork from Ron Johnson, Shane Leddy, Matt Maloney, Michael Xander and myself. The exhibition space was huge. I brought along a…
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Old Dartington Nursery
This painting documented a space that was 50 meters from the gallery. We tried to query the audience for a title, but that effort was largely unsuccessful. 4’x4′ Oil on canvas 2010
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Persistence Under Change
Totnes is a ‘Transition Town,’ yet this view of the East Gate along the high street remains largely unchanged over many years. 4’x4′ Oil on canvas 2010
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The Harvesters
With this painting, I started to see neglect and abandonment in a cyclical perspective. 4’x4′ Oil on Canvas 2010
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Grad School?
I want to go. I am researching schools and programs for the next few months. If you have any suggestions that you think I should know about, please leave me a comment! Superficially, I am interested in applying to Tyler School of Art, Yale, and Upenn. I’d like to find a program that is receptive…
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Another Painting Progress Report
This one is a portrait of Samantha. The first image is from 1/19/2007. In it, you can see that my colors are a bit muddy, but the expression of the brush stroke is interesting, most notably reflected in the face. The placement is also a bit murky and I am working it out in a…
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Painting Progression #1 A Forest Grove.
I remember seeing a movie about 10 years ago or so, where a film crew focused on a picasso painting as he worked on it over however many hours. It was amazing to watch the animated changes play out across the canvas. It also brought a layer of transparency to painting that I thought was…
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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…
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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…
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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…