Tag: Art
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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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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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New Lifeworld paintings online
The Lifeworld project continues, and I’ve recently published definitive photographs of the latest paintings in the series. Here they are: So I’m making [slow] progress toward my goal of 108 Lifeworld paintings. To read more about the Lifeworld project, click here, and to see all the Lifeworld paintings completed so far, visit my flickr album…
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Art Works 2016 – a Benefit for Arts Gowanus
I’m pleased to announce that I will be contributing to this year’s Art Works — a benefit for Arts Gowanus! The mission of Arts Gowanus is to promote, support and advocate for local artists and a sustainable arts community in the Gowanus neighborhood. The Art Works event is Thursday, June 2, 2016, 7 to 10pm at…
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A new year well underway, Lifeworlds continues
Hello everyone from frigid New York City on this Valentine’s Day 2016! I’ve been retooling my studio set-up and finally (last weekend) completed the first* second oil painting of 2016 (and the next in the Lifeworld series). So here we have it: Lifeworld 36 continues the adventure. I’ve also been exploring the ever important topic of…
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Gowanus Open Studios: A personal retrospective
Gowanus Open Studios is mere days away (you’re coming, right? – Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17, 12-6pm — details here)! Looking back, I’m amazed to see that this year’s tour will be the NINTH that I have participated in. Yes, that’s a “9”! So, in celebration of this big number 9, I thought…
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Breaking News: De-Natured, at the Old Stone House
Sorry for the last-minute announcement, but this all came together very quickly: I’m pleased to let you know that I will have work included in a show at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The show opens TONIGHT (October 15), 6-8pm. About the show: Nature is often bent to man’s needs and wants.…
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Gowanus Open Studios is almost here!
Happy October everyone! Gowanus Open Studios takes over Brooklyn in less than 2 weeks (October 16-18) and I’m involved in several exciting events during that weekend. The Studio Tour weekend starts Friday October 16 with Beat Nite Gowanus, a Norte Maar production. I’m pleased that Gowanus Swim Society – the neighborhood artists collective I’m a…
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Upcoming: Gowanus Open Studios and a Call for Submissions!
Wow, it’s already mid-September and Gowanus Open Studios is just around the corner, happening on October 16-18! What makes this year’s Open Studios even more fabulous is an exhibition of art, video and performance at Halyards Bar on the weekend of the tour. Our neighborhood artists’ collective, Gowanus Swim Society has put out a call…