The Artist…
French School "Portrait of Emile Zola (1840-1902)" "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." -Emile Zola...
Painting Concepts
"The student paints things: the mature artist paints ideas about things, or concepts." Leffel...
Agnolo Bronzino
Here's a nice article on the show at the Met called "The Drawings of Bronzino." I forgot how inspiring these 16th century drawings could be. I particularly like the Bronzino drawing below. Painting was all about finish, the smoothing over of discrepant textures, the hiding of the seams. Drawing...
The Aim of Every Artist
"The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life." ~William Faulkner...
Odd Nerdrum
Let me hear your thoughts on Odd Nerdrum. I'm sure most of my NYAA cohorts love him. Has his work inspired anyone lately? Nerdrum has emerged as one of the most controversial artists of our day. His admirers praise him for his superb Old Master technique, while...
Balthus
Patience, 1943 I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings. -Balthus ...