The Eye of the Artist – Art Notes
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Painting of the week: “Osage chiasm”
This week’s featured painting is an odd one I created way back in 2009. “Osage chiasm” (that’s chiasm not chasm) is 20″H by 16″W, and is acrylic on canvas. The piece is essentially a stylized portrait of one of my favorite trees: a very old Osage orange that lives on the Nethermead in Prospect Park,
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Winter approaches …
We’re in the deep-freeze here in New York, just in time for winter, which officially starts next week. The poetry of Ryōkan (Japan, 18th century) calls for my attention: “Returning to my hermitage after a journey to distant mountain villages; Along the fence, the last chrysanthemums linger” –translated by John Stevens
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Wednesday’s watercolor
For today: something from February, 2015.
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Today’s watercolor
Getting into the holiday spirit…
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Actualizing truth
So I’ve been working on refining the “motto” of sorts I wrote about last week: “Create what you would like to see in the world, and then make it public.” I’ve now whittled it down to: “Actualize the truth you want to see in the world.” The making it public part should go without saying. I’m
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Featured painting of the week
This week’s featured painting is “Reach” — a triptych I created in 2012. This painting and some other square format paintings I created then were precursors to my Lifeworld series, and should almost be considered honorary members of the series.
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For the time-being …
Because you think your time or your being is not truth, you believe that the sixteen-foot golden body is not you. However, your attempts to escape from being the sixteen-foot golden body are nothing but bits and pieces of the time-being. — “Uji,” Eihei Dōgen (1200-1253)
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How to start?
Starting is always the hardest part. A good place to start is by decluttering, cleaning up my workspace. Nothing stops the creative process more for me than clutter. That could be physical clutter or mental clutter. The two seem closely related. Also why not freshen up the blog format! Nice, fresh template! Then, what to
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Featured painting of the week: The House is Burning
This week’s featured work is a painting — actually a diptych (two paintings that form one work) titled “The House is Burning.” The provocative title should make one think immediately of global warming – climate change. That’s certainly appropriate, but there’s even more to the story. Now seems like a good time feature this painting,
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October Art News: Gowanus Swim goes Natural/Unnatural
October is here and there’s a lot of art going on! I hope everyone knows about my art at the Ploughman in Park Slope; if you haven’t had a chance to visit, my paintings (including Lifeworld 12 pictured below) will be on display through October 28. The Ploughman is located at 438 Seventh Avenue, between 14th
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See my work during Art Slope!
I’m pleased to announce that my work is appearing at The Ploughman in Park Slope, Brooklyn as a part of Art Slope, a week-long arts festival in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Ploughman offers Artisanal Cheese / Charcuterie / Craft Beer and Beer on Tap. It’s located at 438 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, between 14th and 15th Streets.
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Photos from France, May 2016 — first batch
At the end of this past May (2016), I was in France, visiting Lyon and Franche-Comté, in the south and east of the country. It was an incredibly interesting and fruitful journey, culturally and artistically. It’s taken me quite a bit of time to go through photographs, and I’m not done yet! So, instead of