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...]
VCCA Still-life
Postcard no. 1, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/13/09 Postcard no. 2, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/14/09 Bonnard, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/15/09 … [Read more...]
Goya and Bonnard
There is an absurdity to making small gouache copies of extremely large, well known oil paintings. I enjoy it. It feels like the difference between gazing through a window at delicious cakes compared to going inside to taste one. It's not the same as painting in a gallery before the original, or groping through the uncertain dark alleys of one's own work. It involves a deeper involvement than just … [Read more...]