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• Continuing Work on Abstract Expressionist Painting

  

  I ended up painting over most of the background on this new canvas, using softer colors like pale orange, blue, and aqua. I blended everything with parchment... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning New Abstract Expressionist Painting

  

  When I paint in a loose, free style, I think of it as "abstract expressionist" painting, though of course that term is broad and originally used to refer to a... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Bringing Paintings to a Gallery Is Always Iffy in Upstate NY

  

  This past Saturday, the day I was to bring 28 of my abstract paintings on canvas to a gallery an hour away, there was a 60 percent chance of snow predicted. My... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Satisfying Painting Session in My Studio

  

  As I continued to work on this new abstract painting, I added some deeper blues and a cadmium red light, but kept the spontaneous, loose feel I'd started with. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Staying Loose in New Abstract Painting

  

  I continued to work on this new abstract painting in a very loose, spontaneous manner. And I have to confess, I've been choosing colors based on using up tubes... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Absolute Freedom in New Abstract Painting

  

  After finishing a commissioned painting and other projects I needed to do, I decided to give myself absolute freedom in this new abstract painting. I began the... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Non-objective Art: Selecting Paintings for Exhibit

  

  Gallery Director Orazio Salati came to my studio recently to select paintings for my upcoming solo exhibit, Non-objective Abstract Paintings, to be held in... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Final Step in New Painting Commission

  

  My final step in this painting was to draw rather whimsical lines in burnt umber, lines which both hold elements together as well as suggesting a further... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Fine Tuning New Painting Commission

  

  After getting all the colors and basic composition down on my new painting commission, I spent this work session on the fine tuning. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Third Painting Session on New Commission

  

  Today I wanted to bring this new painting as close as possible to a complete vision in terms of the colors and the composition. I could always add more... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Second Painting Session for New Commission

  

  In this painting session I wanted to fill in the basic color scheme: burnt umber, burnt sienna, raw sienna, and cadmium orange with a background of unbleached... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning New Abstract Painting Commission

  

  After working on many small paintings on paper and canvas panels, I started a new commission for a 60" x 46" abstract painting on canvas. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Report on Opening at Kitchen Theatre Exhibit

  

  The opening reception for my solo exhibit at the Kitchen Theatre last Friday night went really well. We had theater people as well as art people coming, so ther... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Inspired by Helen Frankenthaler's Abstract Art

  

  One of the abstract painters I was aware of early in my art career was Helen Frankenthaler. Her paintings were more subdued and lyrical than many of the abstrac... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Is This Painting Too Weird?

  

  I'm not sure what to make of this new painting on canvas panel. It's weird, but I like it anyway. Not sure if others will. First, I painted a background in a... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vertical Lines Featured in New Abstract Painting on Panel

  

  After painting a background in pale blue-gray, I made some thick vertical lines in brown, black, unbleached titanium and parchment in this new absract painting... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Just Blue in New Abstract Painting

  

  After working on a number of impressionist style paintings recently, I felt like painting something more solid, simple and block-like. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Keeping It Loose in New Impressionist Painting on Paper

  

  After the bright color contrasts in my last impressionist painting on paper, I used a narrower range for this new one. I also worked more loosely, suggesting... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Painting on Paper Becomes Impressionist Floral

  

  Continuing to paint on a watercolor block, I began with bold, bright colors: reds, lavender, light magenta and yellow. I painted the background in partchment,... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Improvisation on Canvas: Reception for Solo Exhibit January 6, 2012

  

  My solo exhibit, Improvisation on Canvas, is up now at The Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, NY. The reception is this Friday, January 6, from 5 to 8 pm. All are... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE