Another in the News from Nowhere series, exploring what it means to be (and stay) human in a world dazzled by AI.The Artist at 90 is a portrait of long-time neighbor Barbara Leoff Burge seated in front of a painting she did in her high...
It seems that anybody that does any amount of painting eventually does sunflowers. I guess it’s my turn. They’re irresistible.The first sunflower I ever saw was taller than I was. As I remember, it was in my babci’s (Polish for grandmother) garden. I just couldn’t...
During a recent walk in Minnewaska, we felt the first indications that the seasons were changing. This image attempts to capture that experience. The fact that we never want the dark, cold days to come, and that they always do, is a reminder that this world...
My 2024 calendar is available at Handmade & More. I'm donating half of the net profits to the preservation efforts of the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. This way, you can get a calendar for the fast-approaching new year and, at the same time, help support...
When I was a child, the Mohonk Preserve was just being established, with most of its holdings off limits to the general public. In those days, whenever I'd spy the Memorial Gateway and its companion Pin Oak Allee from Butterville Road or Route 299--usually from...
About a year ago, I joined the Arts Society of Kingston. It provides members with monthly opportunities to show their works. These shows are themed, and that's what led me to consider how time can shape painting. The theme for August's show was "The Moon in...
I'm one of those people who has spent more than fifty years within daily eyeshot of the Mohonk tower. It seems to affect some people the way Devil's Tower imprinted on Richard Dreyfus's character in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It shows up everywhere. In...
This painting is a case in point. It was intended to be a simple study of the trees at the end of Paradies Lane, where my studio/office is, focusing on the weird and wonderful shapes of old and dying locust trees. But all of the...
Yet another in the "News from Nowhere" series about life free from digital algorithms. The painting focuses on what may be a disappearing art: the act of simply listening attentively. In our noisy, contentious age, I figured we could probably all use a reminder of...
One can't visit Minnewaska State Park without being reminded that it is up to us humans to take care of the natural world. The last time I was there, though, something else crossed my mind: maybe we're not in charge here. This painting of one...