Descending Perspective, Falling River
I imagine you have driven on hilly winding roads. As the road ascends it can appear to end at the hill’s climax. It appears to cease to exist. It appears as the edge of the end of the road. If … Continued
Edge of the Pond
By the mid 19th century plein air landscape painting was well established by pioneering landscape artists like Corot, Michallon, Millet, Daubigny, among many. They brought plein air oil sketch effects into the studio and applied them to larger exhibition works. … Continued
Abstracting Figures in Landscape
Let’s visit Italy in 1610. Caravaggio is alive and painting. In ten years he will be gone before reaching 40. While he leaves paintings that define the beginning of the Baroque age he leaves few drawings as evidence of his … Continued
Nesting the Light
Across time and the globe when making pictures artists have considered where to place the light. This isn’t only because the light attracts our maximal attention, nor only because it offers a goal, a destination for our mind’s eye, but … Continued
Intimate Nature
Intimacy implies proximity in relationships. A sense of private confidentiality thrives in intimate relationships. Building an intimate relationship with nature can begin by getting close to your subject. In the 18th and 19th century landscape painters found intimacy with nature … Continued
Photos to Paintings: Building Bridges
Let’s go for a walk. We’ll start in Brooklyn Heights where we find and climb a set of steep steps up to the walkway across the Brooklyn Bridge. I once lived in Brooklyn Heights near the base of that Bridge. … Continued