28 April 2014

Art Without Sex? Impossible!

Just what role does sex play in the lives of the artists, in their work and in how we approach it?  A provocative piece from The Guardian's Jonathan Jones.


27 April 2014

What Was Wyeth Up To?

They are often referred to as Andrew Wyeth's 'secret' paintings . . . but were they?


25 April 2014

War-Haul

The news came this week that a dozen heretofore unknown works by Andy Warhol have been found on -- of all places -- some old floppy disks.


24 April 2014

A Style Like No Other

There was only one Hunter S. Thompson.  And there was only one Ralph Steadman, the artist whose tortured, mordantly funny drawings accompanied so much of Dr. Gonzo's best writing.  Now, there's a movie devoted to Steadman's life and work. 


23 April 2014

20 April 2014

Jawohl!

What's new at the National Gallery?  An exhibition of modern German painting and drawings.


19 April 2014

Tips From Soneone Who Should Know

Want to succeed at your art?  Here are some on-point suggestions from Susanne du Toit, a painter who's won accolades for her striking portraiture.


14 April 2014

David: Size Matters

How did Michelangelo come to create his oversize masterpiece?  Here's the story.


11 April 2014

Trashed

It may have sold for millions, but it appears this painting was relegated to the trash heap.  Remarkable.


08 April 2014

Of a Time Lost

Photographer Nancy Warner's released a new book that captures with deep feeling a way of life in this country that's fast disappearing.  Very powerful.


07 April 2014

Hunt and Peck? Think Again

Everyone's fooled around creating an emoticon or two.  But what happens when really creative artists use their ten fingers on the keyboard of that ancient beast known as a "typewriter?"


New Work



Selfie I
Acrylic on canvas
11x14

04 April 2014

Bush League?

George W. Bush hasn't been idle these past few years.  He's taken up the brush, and his portraits are now part of an exhibition at his Presidential library.




01 April 2014

Justice Served

The Germans have returned a work of stolen Nazi art to Poland.  Will it open the door to more?