Monthly Archives: August 2009

This past week I had the opportunity to paint some of my favorite subjects in the Catskills- waterfalls. There is something so sublime about falling water no matter where it is. That is why man has been fascinated with it … Continue reading →

One of the most difficult aspects of painting is how to begin. When I look at paintings in a museum, where one only has the result to look at, I try to fathom where the artist began- how did he … Continue reading →

I spent this week in the print studio at the Woodstock School of Art. I finally freed up a significant block of time and a partner to print a lithograph that had been sitting on a stone for about 6 … Continue reading →

William Blake writes in the marginalia to his copy of Reynold’s Discourses that, “singular and particular detail is the foundation to the sublime.” ( Blake, Marginalia to Reynold’s Discourses, Discourse III, 1808) When I reflect on ancient Greek sculpture, I … Continue reading →

This week in TIME the author Claire Suddath expresses her generations inability to write in cursive, “we’ve given up beauty for speed, artistry for efficiency. And yes, maybe we are a little bit lazy.” ( TIME, I’m 26 Years Old, … Continue reading →