These are the last two paintings using acrylic on canvas that I’ve made, and I think you’d agree with me that the styles are quite different. The first one, titled “A Knowing Glance,” is a cubist-styled portrait, and the second one, titled “A Memory in search of Part 2 (Brant Lake),” is a landscape painting, … Read more
I was strolling around Pearl River, NY, when I passed by what used to be a Chinese Restaurant – and may still be – but the front window was papered-over and some sort of work was going on inside. But it was the outside that grabbed my attention, in particular, this little nook with the … Read more
Despite having curated and organized numerous art exhibitions over the years under the “McKinney Arts” banner, they’ve always been indoor gallery situations. This year I decided to participate as a solo artist in the Glen Ridge Arts & Eco Fair, which will take place (weather permitting) this Saturday, May 20th. Since I’ve never done a … Read more
I remember visiting a Pier 1 Imports store a few years ago, I was shopping for some items for my kitchen. As I got on the line to pay, I noticed the couple in front of me, holding some mass produced image on canvas, I think it might have been some clouds, or some sort … Read more
I saw the Richard Tuttle show of paintings on styrofoam at Pace Gallery yesterday, and I think most people have strong reactions to the work – they either love it or think it’s absurd. I’m somewhere in-between, as I can appreciate the simplicity and beauty of some of the works as art objects, and have … Read more
I was reading an old article from the NY Times about an artist who gives away his art, secretly … and it was both fascinating and thought-provoking. The artist, Fred Cray, has hidden over 32,000 works of his art throughout New York City over the past 12 years. He has a totally different approach than … Read more
I was walking home from some errands when I noticed this empty sign along Franklin Avenue in my town of Belleville, NJ. I can see a very faint trace of the former sign for one-time men’s hair replacement center, but it looks like they turned it inside out so that the blank back side would … Read more
I was running some errands the other day when I noticed this landscaper’s truck ahead of me, and those nice rectangular areas on the back … I thought, who needs an art gallery exhibition? Wouldn’t it be cool to have some paintings on the back of this truck being driven all around town for people … Read more
I pulled out a box of old postcards from the late 1970s and early 1980s the other day and started looking through them. These were postcards that I had bought as a kid on family vacations (many of which involved riding in the far back of a station wagon without any seat belts … how … Read more
I was looking through some old pictures on my iMac, when I noticed some photos I took using an iPhone app called “CamWow,” which doesn’t seem to be in existence anymore. It definitely had some cool effects, as far as making my original painting titled “From the Inside Out,” 2012, (above left) look different. This … Read more