The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya at the Frick October 5, 2010, through January 9, 2011 Spanish draftsmen of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries created works of dazzling beauty and inventiveness. Though often well versed in the traditions of Italy and Flanders, artists on the Iberian Peninsula developed their...
Today I joined the Girl Scouts for a hike in the Bear Mountain area. The group set out to enjoy the scenery and learn some painting techniques. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day! This was my fist time instructing this age group, so I wasn't sure...
The fourth-grade Girl Scouts went to the Montclair Art Museum for a tour and drawing activity as part of the Drawing/Painting badge. I wanted to accompany them because I probably wouldn't have been motivated to go otherwise. It's shameful because I drive by MAM all the time. It's...
I am only beginning to understand what defines a Kitsch painter. When I first realized Odd Nerdrum defined himself as one, I was bewildered. When I think of kitsch, I think of the kitschy postcard I bought in the south of France in the 90's. My friends and I...