5. Paint Made Flesh

Nice survey of figurative paintings. The highlights included paintings by Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville, Cecily Brown, Freud, Schnabel, Daniel Richter, and Richard Diebenkorn. The Richter really surprised me in the scale and brushwork. I had never seen a Richter in person and became somewhat enamored with the painting. I also enjoyed seeing the Diebenkorn painting. I had seen the painting in a couple of different catalogues before never really paid much attention to it. The brush handling and colors were classic Diebenkorn. It was reminiscent of a painting in the Phillips Collection. Click the link below to view a video of the show. There is also a catalogue available.
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Richard Polsky

I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed the newest book by Richard Polsky. It sadly confirmed what I had suspected about big name galleries in NYC.

Per Kirkeby

I have always been fascinated by the work of Per Kirkeby. His paintings are an odd sort. The colors, shapes, and lines are put together in a manner that should not work but for some reason do.

David Row

I remember reading an article on David Row in Art in America several years ago. His work is reminiscent of Brice Marden but somehow different. This may be due to the colors he uses. Follow the link for more insight into his work.

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Below is a soundtrack list for the studio while I paint. Over the past few years I have slowly realized how music and literature can influence painting. I began the series Songs for Harper Lee a few years back after trying to grasp the concept of literature as art and vice versa. Artists, primarily Motherwell, spoke incessantly about the influence of literature on his work. Even down to the way names were chosen for his paintings. I remember watching him blindly scan the page, his fingers seeking and fumbling, looking for a random word that would become the title of his painting. The word chosen was The Homely Protestant. A rather great title but a little melodramatic at the time but none the less impressionistic on a young painter. James Joyce was his muse as Southern authors have become mine.

Music for the studio

Current soundtrack in the studio:
1. Van Morrison- It's All Over Now Baby Blue
2. Arcade Fire-Wake Up
3. Radiohead
4. Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs- New Album
5. VUnderground- Pale Blue Eyes; Found a Reason
6. Bloc Party- I Still Remember
7. The National
8. Bell- Eraser (Radiohead cover)

Enrique Martinez Celaya

Enrique M.C.

Nicholas Wilton

Kim Frohsin

Radcliffe Bailey

Video of a great artist and his thoughts on art.

Picasso-Gagosian Gallery

The New York Times claims Mosqueteros is the best show in NYC since the turn of the century. I plan on finding out a few days before the show closes.

Jason Karolak

Thought provoking paintings from a Chicago based painter. The colors, subtle variations, and pentimenti make his paintings a must see. I am going to try to attend his show this summer.

Espen Erichsen

Please view the work of Epsen Erichsen. His work reminds me of early David Hockney, among others. He is also on myartspace.com.

www.myartspace.com

I have been selected as a featured artist of the month on the www.myartspace.com website.
Brian Edmonds

Richard Diebenkorn

Bar none, one of the greatest painters of the 20th C.

William Eggleston

As with Christenberry, I find William Eggleston's photography to be very influential. It is all about a sense of place and the isolation found within that place.

Thomas Nozkowski

His thoughts on art.

Frank Stella-1958

Mr. Stella's work from the late 50's has influenced the newest series. I purchased the catalogue for his show, 1958 from the Menil bookstore last fall. I have been trying to incorporate the stripe or blocks of color for at least a year now. The work from this show really helped me to understand how efficiently do this without being to rigid or looking as if it was an afterthought.

Thornton Willis

His website.
New show at Elizabeth Harris

Thornton Willis attended the University of Alabama during the mid 60's. His newest work has indirectly influenced my newest series.

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I feel like I have turned a corner with my recent work। Both Songs for Harper Lee and Everything That Rises Must Converge have progressed both in terms of color and brushwork। Both series have become painterly, at times, while showing restraint।

William Christenberry

I will be attending the William Christenberry lecture at the Cheekwood in Nashville April 15th। His work has been a major influence on my painting, both visually and mentally.

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