ARTIST RESIDENCY CHINA — ZHEJIANG, no. 31 Except for scant details, my courteous young interpreter had limited knowledge of our location, destination, or itinerary. The adults were speaking among themselves, merrily enjoying a family-style vacation in the country. They barely looked out the bus windows. Twenty-four hours after leaving Beijing for Shanghai, I was somewhere in China without a … [Read more...]
Re-paint
I prefer to paint "alla prima"—all at once—but recently I have been repainting earlier paintings without altering the basic structure. The painting above was repainted in the top third to change color relationships between background, objects, and cloth. I liked the glass and first egg, but I felt the placement was too close to the edge. I wanted to see if the the color and atmosphere could be … [Read more...]
Garlic with Egg and Tea
Garlic with Egg and Tea, oil on maple panel, 10 x 10 inch (25 x 25 cm), 08/16/2010 Garlic with Egg and Tea, graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 08/12/2010 … [Read more...]
Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 2
Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 2 — oil on maple panel, 10 x 10 inch (25 x 25 cm), 08/11/2010 Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 2 — graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 08/11/2010 … [Read more...]
Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 1
Bagel, egg and tea, no. 1 — oil on maple panel, 10 x 10 inch (25 x 25 cm), 08/9/2010 Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 1 — graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 08/8/2010 Bagel, Egg, and Tea, no. 1 — graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 08/8/2010 … [Read more...]