In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea….
In celebration of the October meme “Inktober” – a recognition for the art of inking or inkers, falling within the illustration and comics crowd – I thought I would share some sketchbook stuff. I have always had a preference for ink and have thought that Inktober is a nice idea. …
The Trans American Bike Race (TABR) launched on Saturday morning, June 4th. From Oregon to Virginia, the Trans Am is the hardest unsupported road race in the US. At 4400 miles, it’s twice as long as the Tour de France. Day 16 Trans Am Race Report: In full flight mode,…
The Trans American Bike Race (TABR) launched on Saturday morning, June 4th. From Oregon to Virginia, the Trans Am is the hardest unsupported road race in the US. At 4400 miles, it’s twice as long as the Tour de France. Day 6: Another uphill day begins on the outskirts of…
Below is this year’s round up from Freize New York art fair. You will find the culture scene choked with “best ofs” on the New York fairs this week. My bias on art fairs continues to fall on what i like in painting – as the years move on it…
I’ve spent 20 years of Sunday afternoons listening to the radio broadcast “The Glen Jones Radio Programme featuring X.Ray Burns”, from WFMU at 91.1fm out of New Jersey, come rain or shine–including frigid Sundays listening in piles of snow on my roof, with my foot jiggling the antenna and drinking…
Pousette-Dart was the youngest of the big AbEx painters. As such, he was able to live beyond the gravity of the hype and take that manic and energetic (action) painting and retreat into a sort of existential minimalism. Pace Gallery, in one of its many Chelsea galleries, has created an…
Rescued from the sands of time, Matthew Marks Gallery offers a brilliant exhibition of a quiet unsung Long Island artist Albert York. Incredible paintings.
Went to the Morgan Library for a final visit at the Rousseau show again. Snuck some photos for humanity’s sake. Details to follow if I get a copy of the catalog before the cease-and-desist letters pour in. Rousseau is one of my favorites. He’s a contemporary of Corot’s and a…
Every December I go on a Cary Grant binge. There are a number of reasons for this but mostly because it makes me happy and they are tremendous movies. Doing so at the onset of the holiday rush helps to frame the season for me: with a dash of élan,…
Chatting with my peeps over at the Sketching Forum and i came up with an alternate solution to my small portable Winsor Newton 1/2 pan traveling watercolor set. Combing through ebay turned up a lot of student watercolor sets that were perfectly viable, save for the junk paint. So I picked…
the Frieze 2014 NYC art fair was nearly as strong as its predecessors. Always a lot to to take away. A few quibbles. But still easily the best art fair in New York. Here are my take-away paintings and sculptures… The Breeder Gallery in Athens, Greece had two strong showings…
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