An important studio visit
I’m pretty sure the most important studio visit of the year happened this past week. Sixth graders from MS 131 stopped by as part of their community day, bringing some questions that stopped me…
Finishing touches with gold leaf
Finishing touches with gold leaf in the studio yesterday. A little gold on gold to clean up edges. The details matter, even when the some of the marks are kinda rough!
Why I paint circles until I lose count
I’ve been staring at the night sky since I was a child. From the time I was young I knew that there were more points of light up there than I could count. Later…
Rainy day gilding
There is steady rain falling in Brooklyn, but here inside the studio it’s raining flecks of gold leaf. I will have new paintings to share with you soon.
Toward a sustainable studio
We’re all connected to the materials and objects around us. How we interact with our environment can make a positive difference for the future we share. Art does not have a great track record…
Stay lines painting time lapse
In 2022, the cruise line P&O Cruises commissioned me to create two large paintings to be displayed on their newest cruise ship, the Arvia. Over two plus months of painting, Stay Lines and Shroud…
30 seconds of gilding
This short video shows me applying gold leaf to one small hand-painted circle in the middle of a large canvas in my studio. The gilding size has already been applied and dried to a…