by Gary | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jacek Yerka (Polish), “Illegal Production of Light.” The inside-outside theme is prominent in his work. I love the ones that are most intimate in detail; one senses the presence of an individual, but that person is never depicted. A theme in my own world....
by Gary | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
George Inness (American), “Early Moonrise, Florida.” Prominent “tonalist,” a landscape style some say began with Inness, but was also pioneered by James Whistler. Notice the key highlights –– the moon, the house, and the bright notes in the...
by Gary | Jan 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Caspar David Friedrich (German), “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” 1818. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end,...
by Gary | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The Mirror,” Will Barnet. Collection of what used to be the Arkansas Arts Center. Now becoming AMFA, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. A young woman combing her hair. I remember the first time I saw this painting. I walked through the lobby, took a right...
by Gary | Jan 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lowell Birge Harrison, “Fifth Avenue at Twilight.” This won’t be the only painting I share by this guy. I’ve not seen the original painting, and the images of it online are wildly different, but I prefer this one. It conveys the misty...
by Gary | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Randall Exon, “September on the Susquahanna.” Best laid plans often go awry. May your 2023 flow downstream. Happy New Year, y’all.
