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Art as a Political Act
When George Floyd was killed – yet another Black man dead at the hands of the police – I thought a lot about this country’s reaction to racial differences. We have struggled throughout our entire history with this evil. It … Continue reading
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Pandemic Art
In less than two months, our world has changed dramatically: We now live in the time of a plague. Many have said that the world will never be the same, and it is my fervent hope that humanity in general, … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus art, expressive painting, intuitive painting, meaning in art, pandemic paintings
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Pour Painting
And now for something completely different! I have been trying Pour Painting, which – as the name suggests – involves pouring paint. But it’s a bit more complicated than that, as you might expect. You mix each color of paint … Continue reading
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Green!
Summer paintings can be a challenge because they are so, well, green. First, although there may be a hundred shades of green, it’s still all green, and a single color lacks interest. Green is the bane of artists. Somehow, the … Continue reading
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The Seasonality of Painting
One of the pleasures of painting is that I can immerse myself in any season at any time. Longing for green in winter? No problem! Feeling a need for the hot colors of autumn? Easy! But in general, I find … Continue reading
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Abstracting the Landscape
This was my starting point. What a dramatic sky! I especially loved the dark curve in the lowest part of the big cloud just over the horizon and toward the right. I painted a fairly accurate version, although I amped … Continue reading
Awards!
As someone fairly new to art, it can be hard for me to get a real sense of where my work stands relative to others’. Visual art, like all the arts, is very subjective, although there is perhaps some general … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art awards, art shows, country fairs, judging art, landscape painting, pastel painting, Vermont art, Vermont landscapes
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Sometimes Art Fights Back!
Last summer I took photos of a local pasture: With the photos right next to one another, you can see that it’s two sides of the same pasture. That large clump of trees at the right of the left hand … Continue reading
A Painting Retreat
I spent six days, more or less all day, painting with friend and fellow artist Cindy Griffith. It was demanding! It’s great to have company for something like this, not only for the critique (although that helps enormously) but also … Continue reading
