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The Art of Care
Jacobus Agnesius - Saint Sebastian, ivory 1638
Here is an article I wrote more than a year ago that I think is still interesting. I am currently doing an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center. I’ll tell you about it in the fall.
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The tension inside the frame
This week, I want to bring you into a drawing that exemplifies the power of effective visual language and how, you too, can use it to tell a story that has a distinct feeling.
I want you to always try to connect with an art image before kn...
Walk Into Your Painting
I used to do a lot of plein air painting about fifteen years ago. At the time, I believed that it was only worth painting what I could experience directly: being in the landscape, looking at it carefully, and trying to capture that encounte...
How to Make a Boring Beach Interesting
A one-hour painting, and what to do when the subject gives you almost nothing to work with
I am on Canada’s Atlantic coast, on Prince Edward Island - the gentle island. The beach life here is wonderful, since you can find yourself on miles...
A Change of Place, A Change of Seeing
I’m on my way to the Vermont Studio Center, where I’ll be spending two weeks developing new painting ideas and exchanging perspectives with artists working in different media.
It’s a privilege to step away from everyday life and devote you...
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