Forgotten Painting
I was organizing photos of my paintings last night when I found this one. This is a detail of the full piece. What is so odd is that I had completely forgotten about it; in fact, I don't know what happened to it. I must of given it...
"A New Aesthetic Movement"
A New Direction in Art Education, The Florence Academy of Art, Andy Warhol, and a New Aesthetic Movement, by Dr. Gregory Hedberg, is an excellent article that explains the evolution of academic art in the past two decades. I was part of the larger group; when I graduated...
The Facebook Controversy
Many people and institutions that I admire are unhappy about Facebook's policy on censoring nudity in artwork. Simply put, I think that Facebook has a right to censor nudity on their own site. I certainly don't believe that artwork with nude figures need to be censored from the...
Live Webcast with David Kassan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JxCYI60iYE&feature=player_embedded David Kassan's webcast tonight was fascinating to watch. It's a shame the audio was touch-and-go throughout; nevertheless, everyone had a great time in the chat room and learned a lot about David's technique. David blocks in the form, paying more attention to proportion than to volume until he is satisfied...
Trends in Art
The Modern Art movement was dominated by abstraction; however, now there is an abundance of representational painters who are looking back, before Modernism, for inspiration. People all over the world are hungry for high-quality artwork with technical mastery and heartfelt content that reflects today's concerns. This is evident in Odd...