Vertigo of Color (Matisse / Derian Early Fauve Show at the MET)
Thank you for to Matisse and Derain for stepping out in courage, to express color as they experienced it.
Art
Books of Sketchbook Examples (Sketchbook Ideas #10)
These are not how-to books, but rather inside cameos of what other artists have done in their sketchbooks and artist journals.
Two New Small Collages
Lately I’ve been experimenting printing collage papers, and these two small acrylic collages utilize some of them.
Last Two Landscape Paintings from Maine this Year
Here are two pieces from painting in Maine that I’ve not yet gotten on the blog– one from last spring and one from this fall.
Richard Suckling (Featured Artist)
His landscape work has been compared to Pierre Bonnard, and mine has been as well, so I suppose it is no surprise that I like his style.
Sibling Rivalry (New Conceptualist Painting)
This was inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden. In the painting, there is plenty of “backstory” behind the prickly action of the moment.
Mike Staniford (Featured Artist)
I love a good abstract landscape and Mike Staniford is doing a great job of it.
I’m in this Renaissance in Pastel National Juried Exhibition
You can see my favorites in the show, which happily includes several students of mine doing good work.
Other Two Plein Air Paintings Done on Monhegan
Here are the other teo plein air paintings I completed during my recent visit to the island.