Apr 21, 2015 | Tabloid art history
Here are some of the paintings I was inspired by as I worked on a commissioned painting Parker River, Newbury, MA. 1. David Hockney, (1997). Oil on canvas, 12 x 9.2. Inspired by a drive to visit a dying friend: The Road Across the...
Mar 12, 2015 | News from the studio
This article appears in the April Newsletter of Hand Papermaking Magazine Number 110, April 2015 Dear Hand Papermaking, I was recently awarded a one-percent commission by the State of New Hampshire to complete six large-scale handmade paper paintings (90 x 40 inches)...
Mar 9, 2015 | News from the studio, Pulp painting
Last summer I had the opportunity to travel to “outer” Cape Cod. As any New Englander will tell you, the outer Cape is the REAL Cape: less crowded, more nostalgic, unspoiled. One feels the history of the place in the spongy turf under our feet, the smell...
Jan 19, 2015 | New Artwork
This photograph shows the painting immediately after over-beaten pulp has been added. The pulp is still wet, thus the shinny reflection on the surface. I add several colors at once, unblended, for the characteristics of each color to shine through. The trick to...
Jan 18, 2015 | New Artwork
During the painting process, the pulp painting rests on a sheet of egg crating. This allows the water to drip from the painting onto the vacuum table, where it will eventually exit the table via the hole in the bottom of the table. Small containers of pigmented pulp...
Jan 16, 2015 | New Artwork
I have a commission I needed to get working on and finally had to surrender the idea that I could produce 30 wall reliefs and complete the commission at the same time. So, I have abandoned the idea of the wall reliefs and will focus on the commission. My blog...
