One of the consistent purposes of landscape painting has been to present an image of order and proportioned control… there is an inherent conservatism in the landscape idea, in its celebration of property and of an unchanging status quo, in its suppression of tensions between groups in the landscape. (Cosgrove, 1985, p. 58, original emphasis) Read the Rest…
Questions on Process of PracticeCurator Joanna O’Donovan asks:
Do you paint on site or in a studio?
You work on large canvases, what do you like about working on this scale?
What do you look for in a site to paint?
Disembodied and Engaged AestheticsAs a painter in a Master’s course for Arts and Ecology, I am to produce a written work that attempts to synthesize my interests. My hope is to hash out ideas and get my writing chops up right here on this page. I had recently read Aesthetics & Nature, and wrote briefly about aesthetics. Aesthetics Read the Rest…
Joanna O’Donovan (curator) and I talk about the sites of the paintings featured in the exhibition; The Landscape Thinks Itself In Us.
Installation of Old DrawingsI was in a show this past september in Philadelphia, called Five Dudes: Artwork and Booze. It was deftly curated by Matt Maloney at 2424 Studios on York St. in Fishtown. The exhibition featured artwork from Ron Johnson, Shane Leddy, Matt Maloney, Michael Xander and myself. The exhibition space was huge. I brought along a Read the Rest…
eXchange | AAP’s Centennial ExhibitionConstance Merriman and I will be exhibiting Dwelling at Exchange: Emerging and Experienced Artists Come Together. The show is part of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s centennial celebration. 40 artists are participating and collaborating in pairs. The opening reception is this Friday, February 5th at 5:30 – 8pm 937 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh PA. Unfortunately, I Read the Rest…