by Gary | Apr 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Dutchman,” 2019. I made this a couple years ago, never been printed. I’m interested in the idea of creating outdoor still life compositions. Notice how the gesture of the sprig in the jar echos the split trunk of the tree beyond. The berries and...
by Gary | Mar 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here is a print of my triptych “Nautilus” displayed in the New York home of one of my collectors. I won’t say who, that wouldn’t be right. I think they did a great job with the matting and framing, better than I did myself. Let me ask you, what...
by Gary | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
2003. Twenty years ago. Then Governor Mike Huckabee attends an exhibition at the Arkansas state capitol featuring a display of some of my music related designs. Clockwise from top left: T99 Blues, Red, White & Blues, Five & Dime Blues, Highway 61 Blues,...
by Gary | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Stephen Bauman. Oil. Isn’t she adorable? This is a stage in the process of the painting, and I think Stephen decided to remove the bird on her shoulder, which breaks my heart. Know when to stop. Stephen is an amazing artist who studied classical techniques in an...
by Gary | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Degrees of separation. I was in Europe in the late 1980s and bumped into the actor Donald Sutherland while standing in a queue at a ticket counter at the Orly airport in Paris. One of his best known roles was that of Vernon Pinkley in the 1967 film adaptation of the...
