Last month, I had the pleasure of creating a catalog for the Hsia I-Fu retrospective running over the Fall season at M. Sutherland Fine Arts. I never had the chance to meet Hsia but working with his intricate wonderlands over the past five years has been very rewarding. It was…
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 “Unfinished” exhibition at the Met Breuer is truly a magnificent collection of paintings. I say that with some care as it’s debatable whether or not the exhibition is great on its own or as a group of orphaned works spanning eras and demographics held together only by the academic…
Late Summer at Harlem Meer, Central Park. Here’s a 3×5″ ink wash of the copse on the southern shore.
Here are some layout samples of the Hai Tao painting catalog I put together last Spring for M. Sutherland Fine Art. In total, it was a 42 page catalog with full plate illustrations and details, plus an essay from Martha Sutherland. I’m very pleased with the way the book came…
Central Park Meer, Southern Shore in Marine, 3×5 inches, Arches 140lb.
I went out and went after sky and water studies in watercolor after finding those things to be the least convincing in my first outing. Here are a selection of attempts. It’s an interesting problem trying to figure out how to deal with water. Watercolor is going to require a…
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…
I’ve been threatening to make the conversion over to color sketches for some time. This is the first real watercolor sketch from the meer, of the (now familiar) copse on the southern shore. It’s clearly emulating the vernacular of the ink washes. And it should. Nice first step. Definitely need…
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