by Gary | Dec 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Konstantin Lizogub (Ukrainian), “A Long Time Alone.” The title tells the story. Barren, gray, frozen stillness. It’s not about winter.
by Gary | Dec 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Las Vegas is full of surprises. “A Route,” by Rafal Olbinski, a Polish painter representing a great tradition of surreal, fantastical paintings and designs, often for theatrical posters. Years ago, my wife and many of my Facebook friends worked on Arkansas...
by Gary | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fergus Ryan, “Sudden Breeze.” Can you think of a more Irish name than Fergus Ryan? Egg tempera. The powdered pigments are mixed with the yolks of eggs (chickens, ducks, etc.). The water soluble medium lends itself to fine, opaque detail, similar to...
by Gary | Dec 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Greg Thompson introduced to me the work of Edward Rice. He’s most known for his iconic architectural “portraits,” as I would call them. Here is a rare landscape that I found remarkable. I’ve said before, composition isn’t always about...
by Gary | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Moonstricken Girls,” acrylic by Carroll Cloar, of Earle, Arkansas. Collection of Arkansas Arts Center, thank God, or should I say Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts now? This might be my gun-to-the-head favorite painting in the whole wide world. Notice how the...
by Gary | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Fresh Wind,” by Russian painter Bato Dugarzhapov. Everything I love about ocean beaches is beautifully expressed in oils. The light, both sparkling and diffuse. The misty atmosphere, breeze, mood, color. The primal expanse of the horizon. This design is...
