Art and Education
When did it start to become impossible for state education to include the arts?
Dreaming of the Sun
In the chilly grey winter days of February, how nice to dream a while of the sun and sea of the south Italy coast.
Coney Island Artist
“Always carry a sketchbook with you”.
“Waiting for inspiration to strike is OK. Just make sure there’s a brush in your hand and you’re standing I front of a canvas when inspiration strikes”. – Robert Henri
Keeping Sculpture Light
I felt that massive great sculptures had much less sense of space than the illusion of space in a painting. And they even change very little as you walk around them.
Taking Art to the Movies
Classics of the MGM Technicolor school include the greatest (and worst) films about an artist ever made, “Lust for Life”, based on Irving Stone’s adaptation of the Van Gogh letters.
Unity in Diversity
Not a New Year’s Resolution Every year I give myself a word or two instead of a resolution. Last year it was Collaboration. And after several failed attempts at collaborating with other artists, gradually the idea entered my subconscious. Then collaborations seemed to develop more naturally. After many shared creative projects, it occurred to me…