My grandson Matt just moved to Manhattan and is struggling to get comfortable in his tiny studio apartment. Can’t say I blame him, I’d certainly have a hard time containing my whole life in one room. Plus, I need to be surrounded by nature in order to maintain my lifestyle. I’ve sent him William Shapell’s […]
I came across this sculpting tutorial the other day, and I think the artist’s control is exquisite. She has several others up on YouTube, under the name Joanna Mozdzen.
Recently, my wife and I had the privilege of vacationing in Sedona, Arizona. What a break from real life! While we were there, we took in an amazing art show called the Bell Rock Art Show held in the Village of Oak Creek outside of Sedona. The show was surrounded by the beautiful Red Rocks […]
While I was browsing through some articles about ancient art, I stumbled upon this romantic tale of two ancient Egyptian figurines. Depicting a husband and wife, the small statues were separated thousands of years ago- probably intentionally. The fragment of the wife shows a seated woman with her arm outstretched. Apparently, the style is traditional […]
A friend of Nina’s sent this over the other day, and I was immensely impressed. Shocked, confused and dumbfounded, as well, of course. What do you think?
I recently opened a Facebook account (some of my students insisted) and I must say it is certainly entertaining. One of my boys just posted a photo and a link to a charcoal drawing by artist Robert Longo… This is the drawing; ‘The Sickness of Reason’ charcoal on mounted paper: Very impressive.
I often speak of my love for art and sculpting, and I realized I’ve never really shown you much about my personal taste. One of my favorite sculptors today is Philippe Faraut. I love his antique, classic feel and simple, clean style. His features are so accurate that they give off a certain fantasy-feel, but […]
I started a new job last week; organizing and general upkeep if the art section of our local library. I hesitated at first, because the job description implied that I wouldn’t have much work to do after a couple days, but I was wrong! It’s only a five-hour day, and I don’t sit down ONCE. […]
Nina and I went out for one of our hikes early this morning. We haven’t gone on one of those in a while thanks to the weather, but today, while freezing, was nice and clear and Conan would not let us skip it. Good thing, too. I miss the lake and the fresh air up […]
I recently started watching a show called Sports Night, and am very impressed. It was cancelled after only two seasons, but the best shows usually are, just like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Sports Night was actually created by the same guy- Aaron Sorkin, and has some of the same cast members as Studio […]