I didn’t even want the brush to come between me and the image.
[Regarding the white paintings…] If you have size, you have proportion. If you have size and proportion, and if white is a color, than you have a painting.
An artist has to start without any conceivable purpose other than curiosity and a sense of adventure. Not a good job, not a better life. I just do what I do.
I think curiosity is probably the most important energy that any creative person can have.
Yesterday I posted drawings by Stanley Lewis. Lewis was one of the influences listed by Charity Baker at the New York Studio School. Looking through Lewis’ art and writing, I found an interview on Painting Perceptions that talked about his methods, and his influences: “[Painting from perception] often feels like a horribly impossible thing to …
This V. Note includes a selection of recent paintings from Charity Baker’s November show at Catherine Fosnot Gallery. There are several large paintings of figures in the landscape and some small plein air landscapes featuring scenes from Pennsylvania, New York, and sunsets on the Hudson River. Charity Baker is a recent graduate from the New …
Paul Horiuchi 1906-1999 From Greg Kucera Gallery: It is said that Japanese artists invented collage over 800 years ago; some say Horiuchi perfected it. His work has been described as romantic, serene, and sensitive. Some say his collages have earned him the title Master of Collage. Horiuchi was born in Japan and at an early …
“…but when they get a bit besmirched, well then they are fair game.” – Diebenkorn “I don’t go into the studio with the idea of ‘saying’ something. What I do is face the blank canvas and put a few arbitrary marks on it that start me on some sort of dialogue.” – Richard Diebenkorn In the …
Robert Rauschenberg with Charlie Rose
Quotes:
I didn’t even want the brush to come between me and the image.
[Regarding the white paintings…] If you have size, you have proportion. If you have size and proportion, and if white is a color, than you have a painting.
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