My painted paper collage are included in a group exhibition of small artworks by fifteen contemporary artists. Currently up through the end of July at Gladstone, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Read about the inspiration for the show here. Little Gems May 29 – July 28, 2018 Gladstone 36 1/2 Union Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, … [Read more...]
New from Vermont
Bennington, Vermont continues to inspire me as an artist. This year I returned to Art New England, a Mass College of Art workshop program that convenes on the Bennington College campus each summer. It is a remarkable gift to work every day for two weeks without other responsibilities, far from the madding crowd. The focus yields incremental but essential changes in my work, especially while guided … [Read more...]
NdS Collage
My recent collage series is inspired by the great paintings of Nicholas de Staël who was a pioneering figure in mid-century painting. He directed his gaze outward at a time when New York artists and critics were obsessed with solitary struggles of the inner-Man. In his work he reveled in the convergence of sky, sea, and land on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, Algiers, and Antibes. His … [Read more...]
Four Xmases
Although nothing goes out of style quicker than the holiday season, I decided to share four recent collages that I made in January from Christmas cards I received in the mail. By keeping the cards grouped by year, from 2013 to 2016, the commercial and personal graphics of a self-selecting community of friends, relatives, and businesses produced a composite portrait of each year. You may recognize … [Read more...]
2016 Review
I was concerned when assembling this review that I might confuse my readers with disparate series of works from this year. To be a generalist also conflicts with good advice. Mark Twain observed, "Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business." My amateur values — instincts, sensibilities, proclivities, predisposition, or … [Read more...]
Figure in Four Directions
Once again this year, I had the good fortune to make art in an intensive workshop taught by Ken Kewley. Titled "Abstraction for Realists — Working from the Model: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Collage, and Sculpture", the workshop was held at Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, Massachusetts, in September 2016. Select tabs above labelled PROJECTS > WORKSHOPS ATTENDED to see more … [Read more...]
Gilbert Gallery Porter’s Show
Gilbert Gallery, Miss Porter’s School a selection of paintings and collages February 1—28, 2015 60 Main Street, Farmington, CT View by appointment: 860-418-9557 Visual Arts Dept: 860-409-3701 www.porters.org … [Read more...]
Gilbert Gallery Porter’s Prep
A selection of my paintings and collages will be shown in the Gilbert Gallery, Miss Porter's School, 60 Main Street, Farmington, CT. February 1—28, 2015 View by appointment: 860-418-9557 Visual Arts Dept: 860-409-3701 www.porters.org ABOVE: Acrylic painted paper collage, 10"x8", 2015 Assembling frames with double weight mats, 19"x15" … [Read more...]