
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Update on the Landscape

Labels:
Asheville Trail,
landscape,
process
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Nando Update

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Landscape 4

Labels:
Asheville Trail,
landscape,
process,
underpainting
Thursday, December 11, 2008
He's Back!

I spent long hours the last couple of days trying to bring the painting back to life and all of the sudden things started to click. It all became clear and at that moment it was easy not to turn back. After working with a light blue color in the background I started seeing a sky which led to the idea of a landscape. From there on the concept grew to make this painting a little more personal to my friend Nando, who, when the picture is finished, will recognize the landscape behind him.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Local Color in 2009

For more information visit the official movie site: http://www.localcolormovie.com/
Labels:
film,
Local Color,
movie,
news,
update
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Joan Mitchell: Sunflowers

Joan Mitchell
Letter to Barney Rosset

Joan Mitchell, Sans Pierre, 1969, oil on canvas, 105 5/8 x 79 7/8 iches. Collection of Robert Lehrman, Washington, D.C.
It was one of those beautiful, sunny, but cold winter days. The day started out like any other, rushing to the train and begging to some divine force to make the train go faster, get out of the train and walk against the freezing wind towards the west side. Little did I know that Judi was running later than I was. It was Tuesday and the galleries were open, so why not have a look at what's going on?It was the usual business walking down 25th street, go in here, check out this here, the same galleries with the same expected work hanging. Walking closer towards 11th ave I realized Cheim & Read was coming up so I decided to make it my last stop before heading back to Judi's studio.
As I read the sign on the thick concrete blocks "Cheim & Read" I open the large heavy frosted glass doors hoping to see something good. The moment was like opening the gates of heaven, my first peek was a large Joan Mitchell painting, Sans Pierre, hanging tall and proud in the first room of the gallery. My heart skipped a beat and as I look to my right at the larger gallery room I see even bigger paintings by Mitchell waiting to be looked at and explored.
Her marks are like no one else; they are strong, bold, energetic colorful, almost frantic. Mitchell painted from a place deep inside that needed to be unleashed and it didn't matter much if it was understood or not. She let herself out with a great amount of confidence only found in artists like Pollock and De Kooning.

Joan Mitchell: Sunflowers will run through December 20, 2008 at Cheim & Read.
Labels:
art scene,
gallery,
Joan Mitchell
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