Aug 6, 2022 | Animation, Drawing, Film, Food, History, Painting, Teaching, Thoughts
Van Arno puts everything but the kitchen sink in there. If I were to describe Van Arno’s work as Epic Lowbrow Historic Surrealism it would not say enough. I met him back in my Holyland days in Los Angeles and we were friends from the start. We worked on a few...
Aug 4, 2022 | Animation, Drawing, Film, History, Masterclass, Painting, Sculpture, Teaching
This was the first artwork I saw by Molly Riefler. She came across my FB feed as a friend of a friend so I guessed she was local. I searched out more of her stuff here and found an old fashioned drawing style by a young woman which reminded me of The Fleischer Bros....
Aug 4, 2022 | Drawing, History, Painting, Thoughts
Minor event with blowout I saw Franklin Ratliff’s work in 5 Points and immediately was drawn to the haunting familiarity of the images. Like old family photos out of a shoebox, like my family, but not. I bought this one and another which hang next to the front...
Aug 3, 2022 | History, Masterclass, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Teaching, Thinktank, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Having an extremely non-productive day Whether they are onstage or in the studio and the moment hits when it all comes together you can see their halo. I am fortunate enough to know many artists personally. I buy their art. I am drawn to the flame. On this Blog, for...
Jul 28, 2022 | Architecture, Food, History, Masterclass, Old Time Music, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sound, Teaching, Thinktank
It takes a lot of work to be quiet.I once asked a very prolific artist how he managed to create so much work. His reply, “You have to learn to shut out the noise”.He is a metal sculptor with a studio in a big city so I assumed he was speaking about the cacophony of...
Jul 23, 2022 | History, Museum, Painting, Sound, Teaching, Thoughts, Uncategorized
In 2007 I inherited a partial interest in a parcel of land in East Palatka on the banks of the St. Johns River through the death of my father, a Florida native. On this parcel was a 2 story “L” cracker house, a barn and a “boat house”. In the house were stacks of...
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