The Cubism Movement and Why I Finally "Get It"
I visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art today and saw the Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris exhibit and I now have a new and utterly profound respect for the Cubist Art Movement. Previously, I liked the art form but I was not in love with it. I am a lover of nature; show me a Turner, Moran or a Constable and I am in heaven. But Cubism, though interesting, was just not all that fascinating to …
WIP
I am currently working on a new still life titled pussy willows. I purchased them from the Philadelphia Flower Show a couple of weeks ago and I am just now getting to paint them. Thank goodness they last forever…LOL. Here’s what I have so far. I blocked in with raw umber and medium – no sketching for this one. I was losing the light and wanted to get this part completed ASAP. A…
A Letter To Other Artists
I am a painter and a photographer. The term “self taught” is used often by people like me who do not have the credentials of a formal art education but whenever I say it I feel a little guilty because it sounds… well…self sacrificing. Even though I started on this artistic journey alone I certainly have not been unaided. Artists near and far, alive and long past gone have helped me to…