Category: Thoughts and Reflections
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“Architecture of a Puddle”: A Reflection on Nature and the Built Environment
The genesis of ‘Architecture of a Puddle’ lies in an intriguing idea I once came across in a book, whose title eludes me now. It discussed how puddles, often seen as unwanted by-products of infrastructure, are in fact reflections of decisions made in the built environment. This concept fascinated me, suggesting that puddles are not…
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Paintings published in Voices of Lefferts
I’m excited to have my copy of the most recent Voices of Lefferts journal. My paintings were published, the first color printing artwork showcase in the journal’s 3 year history. Copies are sold at the Greenlight bookstore on Flatbush avenue and available on the green light website. This is the 2nd time I’ve been in…
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Voices of Lefferts
One bright spot of this year for me has been writing. One of my quarantine journal entries was published in the Voices of Lefferts community writing journal, available at the Flatbush @greenlightbklyn store and on the greenlight website. VOL is a great collaborative project spearheaded by Deborah Mutnick. I am in good company in the pages of…
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Journal entry – Day 35
April 15th 2020 (I recorded this for Pete Harrison’s podcast Social Distancer. Check it out to hear me read this text with a cool beat in the background.) We now live 4 miles south of where my Dad grew up in Yonkers. The Bronx is still new to us. We’ve been this apartment less than…
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I’ve been journaling during quarantine
I am maintaining a journal every night. More often than not, I catalogue what we eat and who we talk to. Small things accomplished etc. Sometimes the entries are more focused! My handwriting has gone down the tubes, but it is nice to write with my hand regularly. Here is the entry April 8th 2020…
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Interview: Part of the Repre Art Group
A while back, Repre, the international painters group I am a part of, sent out this interview. I thought I would post it here. ——————————————————————————— American artist Noel Hefele currently lives and works in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn, New York. Noel graduated from Dartington College of Arts in 2010 with an MA in Arts…
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Removed some more pages –
Took away the Philadelphia and Totnes sections from the painting menu tab. I’ve moved the paintings over to the now renamed “ARTWORKS” section. I’m excited about the flexibility of the new archive system. I had tried a “smart navigation” plugin, but it wasn’t working correctly. It would be great if I could sort that out.…
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Moving forward…
Hi there. I am getting closer and closer to understanding wordpress in the way that I knew was possible. I’ve figured out how to keep the paintings separate from the blog, and treat them more intelligently than a simple one page gallery. The “Paintings” option on the main menu will soon be replaced with the…
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“It does not illustrate. It is the sensation of its own realization.”
RIP Cy Twombly Each line was “the actual experience” of making the line. Could Twombly be thought of as a Phenomenological painter? I’ll admit, when I lived in Philadelphia, my least favorite room in the art museum there was the Cy Twombly room. It was hard to appreciate. But nowadays, I almost view Twombly’s work…
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Playing around with the computer program “Corel Draw.” I was reminded of this program by an old friend. I remember using it ten years ago. Hopefully I can bring it into my work flow for painting OR design work. No need to try and photograph this well… as it emits light instead of reflecting it. Painting by…
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Landscape Perception and Inhabiting Vision: Practising to see from the inside
From the recent archives, I thought it would be good to post my dissertation from Dartington. Download the pdf of Landscape Perception and Inhabiting Vision. The Abstract: In this dissertation I investigate vision and landscape through painting. I identify landscape as a diverse and lively critical field of study as I have come to understand…
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A new place for the blog
I’ve moved the blog from the front page. I think having it on the front page was giving me writer’s block. So here is an informal aside.