We too often seem to think of the art world as an evolutionary process…

A very good tribute to one of our good ones.

Some paintings or pieces of art are snapshots–one thought, one impression, one gesture, that you want to capture, bam, on a page. I think this is where the monotypes come from. They are things I see, in my head or out, that just want to be on paper, solidified to be seen. Some ideas are more short stories or novels (yes, I know I am mixing my metaphors here). Stories with starts and finishes and plot lines. These are crafted [...]

Recently, I had a student question the idea that artists really build paintings upon complex substructures, assuming that artists are actually just painting the inspiration, conferring with the muse until it looks good. Well, um, that would be a truly dumb way to design a complex picture. While this may work fine for the simple composition in the average plein air painting or model session study, it is no way to build a complex serious studio piece. Also this makes [...]

This small animated movie was the product of Dali and Disney joining forces over 50 years ago. Fascinating

Stumbled over this site… the Wooster Collective.  An interesting collection of graffiti from around the world.  There seem to be a lot of powerful artists devoting themselves to walls.

The launch of my own new website was followed close on the heels by the new website designed for the Brunswick mural. The site is : www.BrunswickMural.com.