Spring Break Art Show

An installation view of my two paintings in the Spring Break Art Show, curated by Adam Mignanelli for Ballast Projects. To see more installation images you can go here. 

The Last Brucennial

I will have a painting in the Last Brucennial. The opening is this Thursday, March 6, 6-10pm.

837 Washington Street (at West 13th St.)
New York, NY

On view thru April 4.

Carlo Scarpa at The Met

I recently learned that one of my favorite architects, Carlo Scarpa, also made stunning glasswork. Beautiful forms and techniques, an inspiring show of Carlo Scarpa's Venetian Glass is currently on view at The Met. On view through March 2nd.

SPRING/BREAK Art Show

I will have a few paintings included in Spring/Break Art Show curated by Adam Mignanelli of Ballast Projects. For more information go here. Preview Tuesday March 4. 

233 Mott Street

New York, NY 

not in stone

ok. i'm back. i did it. i managed to get my artist statement out on paper. i'm not going to post it here, but i will talk about the process a little...

i've been working and reworking my artist statement over a few years now. i suppose that an artist statement is something that is in continual revision as the work develops and changes. with that in mind i think i can live with what i've written....for now.

in the past, when i've tried to write one of these things, my self-conciousness would get in the way. this time, i decided to try writing it with a different approach - which was to write with a more personal perspective. (and not try and edit myself before the words even come out). letting it be about what i see and what i am thinking rather than what i was hoping the viewer would think. so there. it's done. if anything, it was an exercise in getting words out of my head and onto a page. there is something about writing it down - taking a stand. even if some ideas are temporary, the beauty is being able to see the continuous thread as it gets revised and figure out what's important to me when i make my work.

writing artist statements

As I was working on my artist statement, I came across this article on Hyperallergic: 

Context and Silence: On the Art Writings of Eva Hesse and Cady Noland

Now what?!

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fresh stack

Super excited to get going on this pile. The newest addition to my studio practice this year has been making paintings on paper. Arches oil paper allows you to paint direct with no prep work! It's a dream to work on and has really made it easy to make paintings on paper.

Grand Canyon

Aerial view over the Grand Canyon. Doesn't come close to capturing the amazing experience of seeing this landscape from above.

The Artist-Gallery Relationship

A very helpful article was posted in the Brooklyn Rail today on the artist-gallery relationship and how to protect oneself. If you are an artist, I highly recommend reading this and getting comfortable with the concept of protecting yourself- from a business standpoint.

I know how easy it is to not want to worry about this kind of thing when relationships happen organically and everything is going well. But trust me, you will be happy to have something in writing when the unexpected comes up- especially if your relationship with your gallery hovers on the friendlier side- having an agreement in writing will hopefully alleviate some of the anxiety that can come with having to put your business cap on.

Ultimately, it's about clarity, communication and expectation....with something in writing for everyone to reference back to when you or they forget.

Read the full article here:

http://brooklynrail.org/2013/10/art/protecting-artists-and-galleries-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-sandy-a-checklist-for-artist-gallery-contracts