Category Archives: “Thirty in Thirty”

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Seven: The Opinionated Artist & “The Artist Statement”…

Time to start the fire… I mentioned yesterday that I dislike the artist statement, and that I will no longer voluntarily participate in the relatively new, unnecessary, and arguably harmful practice of writing Cliffs Notes […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Six: Back to Basics…

If you have seen my work in person, then you are probably familiar with the home-built plywood panels I use as supports. Twice a year, I buy sheets of plywood and cut them into squares […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Four: A Sad Day. Ice Painting Series

Untitled within the Ice Painting Series – 24″ x 24″ – Oil, Oil Bar and Wax on Panel The Ice Painting Series is a long-running, multi-layered series. I posted another piece, ‘Frozen Time’, from the […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Three: Fresh, Gooey, Delicious Art…

I store my smaller paintings in cardboard pizza boxes. This habit started in college, when I recycled real, used pizza boxes to stash my artwork (I consumed a lot of pizza in the 90s). I […]

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