NC Wyeth, Buttonwood Farm

NC Wyeth, Buttonwood Farm

“Buttonwood Farm,” N.C. Wyeth (Newel Convers Wyeth). We hear much of Newel’s son, Andrew Wyeth, and grandson, Jamie… Much deserved recognition to them. But Newel was the original master of the family. He’s sometimes considered by art...
Frank Frazetta, Death Dealer

Frank Frazetta, Death Dealer

Frank Frazetta. “Death Dealer.” Acrylic. Like many young artists, my first love was fantasy and science fiction cover art. Frazetta, the Brothers Hildebrandt, Alan Lee, Boris Vallejo… and going back into history… NC Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish,...
Neil Rodger, Yokohama Cockerel

Neil Rodger, Yokohama Cockerel

“Young Woman with Yokohama Cockerel,” Neil Rodger (South African). “Long-tailed chickens were exported to France (by French missionaries) and Germany from the newly established port of Yokohama in 1864. Instead of displaying the fowls as Japanese...
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas

“The Incredulity of Saint Thomas,” Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1602. I just did an image search for “resurrection of christ painting.” What the goog returned were mostly what appear to be the Ascension, not the Resurrection. When I...
Stonebridge

Stonebridge

“Stonebridge.” This is one of mine that was displayed at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. I had no idea what it meant when I made it. I was just trying to be a channel through which visions were transcribed from the beyond and found expression. That...