The perils of open source publishing
I think this is the best photo I took in the entire photo essay, but you be the judge. See the whole photo-essay HERE. A few months ago, Carolyn Mrazek asked me what my obsession was with East Avenue Wegmans’ construction project. “It’s a work of art,” I replied, “as important as anything I’ve painted. …
Finding what you’re not looking for
An old bridge abutment at Bushnell’s Basin… where “moth and rust” have already destroyed man’s handiwork. Today was my second day walking along the Erie Canal in search of painting sites. It wasn’t as pleasant as yesterday; it was hotter and muggier. Other than the bridge abutment at Bushnell’s Basin (which I’ve painted before), the …
If every plant has a toxic relative, why wouldn’t that be true for people as well?
I’ve painted the Erie Canal all over the place (this one time in Gasport, NY). How much more can it teach me, right? The plein airinstructor has a lot more to do than simply show up and coax brilliance out of her students. She must first reconnoiter: is there a way to get equipment from …
The old folks flit, the young fly home
Drawing by Kamillah Ramos, an architecture student at SUNY Buffalo I’m always a bit shocked when my former students return from college, for every year they come home with more mature features and more adult demeanor. May is the month when seasoned students flit and youngsters fly home, at least for a little while. The …
To each their own, within limits of course…
Look, Ma! No red! The red tones are made of quinacridone violet and cadmium orange. (Finger Lakes marshes in autumn, 14X18, oil on canvasboard) JG writes: What red do you like for plein air painting? Are there any substitutes for cadmium red that work as well but are cheaper? Dear JG: I have pigments I …
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