In my last Newsletter I commented on evolving artistic style. As a personal continuation of this subject, over the next two months I will be studying Asian watercolor and ink with Henry Li, a fine Chinese master. My intention is to further my learning so that I may combine Asian traditions with Western watercolor techniques, … Read More
My latest artistic news is that four of my oil paintings are included in the October 2023 issue of The Poeming Pigeon, A Journal of Poetry and Art, published by The Poetry Box, Portland, Oregon. The paintings that were juried into the book are: Colors in the Rain, Window into Spring, Shared Moment and Heron … Read More
I have the honor of being selected “featured artist” for the month of May, in an online international magazine, Sanctuary. Each month the executive editor, Myrna Beth Haskell, chooses a woman from various fields of the humanities whose work she wishes to highlight. This month my work as a bronze sculptor is her focus. The … Read More
In art classes I was taught many rules about composition, values, color theory, proportion, edges and more. We painted realistically, applying these rules and became familiar with paints and mediums. This was a good foundation, a starting point. Discovering and studying sculpture, I worked exclusively as a three-dimensional bronze artist for many years. The urge … Read More
I love to create art and rise to the varied challenges involved in the production of bronze sculpture, as well as oil and watercolor painting. One of the aspects that I cherish about the journey is that I am constantly learning. All artists seek opportunities to show, share and sell their work. I accomplish this … Read More
Having performed some acting and dancing roles, I am aware of stage directions. As a painter, I see a strong correlation between actions on stage and what artistic conventions I incorporate in my painting process. The compositional staging of actors on stage and their directional movement throughout the play, as well as lighting, is well … Read More
Edit, Edit, Edit Greetings Friends and Family Recently I found a watercolor sketch, View from the Window, that I painted in 1958 while working at a hospital in Harlem. Although I included the sketch in my January newsletter, I am showing it again along with my new completed larger oil version. Editing, what to delete, … Read More
A good painting tells a story while also revealing something about the artist, reflecting what he or she deems important. Therefore, in this Newsletter, I share a past observation in Harlem 1958, my earliest saved watercolor sketch; and also the present with my proposal for generating change in 2022. Originally, Harlem 1958 was a pencil … Read More
Welcome, as autumn is bringing first frosts in Vermont. Technology is always evolving, even in the fine art world, and making giclees has become increasingly popular and accepted by galleries and museums. A giclee is the first and only fine-art print utilizing an ink-jet printer and the finest archival pigment-based ink printed on archival paper or canvas. … Read More
Light is everything. You can’t paint it like you paint a tree, but you can show light’s effect on everything it touches. Leonardo Da Vince created its illusion by painting depth and perspective by contrasting dark and light pigments. Caravaggio featured one strong light area adjacent to dark masses for emotional response. Turner used light … Read More
