I will be part of a group show "Mirror, Mirror" opening this Saturday on September 4, 6-9 pm at Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah. It is a showcase of figurative works by 10 artists including Ray Bonilla, Fidalis Buehler, Ted Gall, Glen Hawkins, Brian Kershisnik, Emily McPhie, Chris Miles, Jim Rennert and Justin Taylor. I…
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“La Diva”
Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore, non feci mai male ad anima viva! / I lived for my art, I lived for love, I never did harm to a living soul! - from Puccini's Tosca I've collected four youtube videos of spectacular divas (Caballe, Callas, Price, Mattila) singing "Vissi d'arte" on my tumblr here. Coincidentally two of the divas are…
The Conspirators: The Artist and Her Beastly Muse
There is a monkey whispering in my ear. Is it a devil or angel, perhaps an alter ego planning dark or brilliant deeds? It's nothing but a conspiring hairy muse. Shakespeare certainly thought it rascally, chiding the idle and absent muse in Sonnet 100. SONNET 100 by William Shakespeare Where art thou Muse that thou…
Young Pierrot as Hunter
I worked on my new little Pierrot intermittently over the course of a month. I knew I wanted an austere background, gray and atmospheric but I didn't know how to give form to the original idea. Almost through serendipity, I happened on a lovely and very gray George Inness at the American Impressionism show at the New…
Advice to painters – an excerpt from Robert Henri
"Was it worth it?" Is perhaps a proper question to ask when one wonders about the relevance of one's work. If there ever was a manifesto on the artist's life, Robert Henri's seminal collection of writings, "The Art Spirit" come immediately to mind. It has been the bible for many a generation of hopeful creators.…
Charles and the Wondrous Journey
If you like the poem, check out this YouTube video recital. "A Lullaby" by Alfred Lord Tennyson Sweet and low, sweet and low, Wind of the western sea, Low, low, breathe and blow, Wind of the western sea! Over the rolling waters go, Come from the dropping moon, and blow, Blow him again to me;…
La Primavera
"Spring Quiet" by Christina Rossetti (1847) Gone were but the Winter, Come were but the Spring, I would go to a covert Where the birds sing. Where in the whitethom Singeth a thrush, And a robin sings In the holly-bush. Full of fresh scents Are the budding boughs Arching high over A cool green house:…
Wing Clipping – revisiting a theme
New painting now at Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe. This young winged man is the second time I've painted "Wing Clipping." The first was in 2007.
O Brave New World – the artist’s statement
"O Wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't." -William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" The above quote from Shakespeare is perhaps a fitting artist's statement. To be an artist is to see everything with fresh eyes. One always hopes to preserve the wonderment…
A Grand Affair
Thank you to Rachel Koper of The Austin Chronicle for taking notice of my work in a recent review of "A Grand Affair" group show currently on exhibit through January 31 at Wally Workman in Austin. I think the sentiment is appropriate as I wanted the air of delicacy to infuse these two paintings. Delicate…
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