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Pearls from artists* # 16
“Big Deal,” soft pastel on sandpaper * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. For the...
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Q; When did you start pursuing art as a serious profession?
“Answering the Call,” 58″ x 38,” soft pastel on sandpaper A: In the mid-1980s I was in my early 30s, a lieutenant on active duty in the Navy, working a soul-crushing job as a computer analyst on the...
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Q: You have sometimes spoken about your early work as a portrait artist. When...
“Bryan,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 22″ x 28″, 1988 A: In 1989 I was a Naval officer working at the Pentagon and I hated my job as a computer analyst. Although it was terrifying to leave the security...
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Pearls from artists* # 87
Studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. One evening, after one false start too...
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Q: Why do people need art in their daily lives?
With Ida Bagus Anom, Mas, Bali; Photo: Donna Tang A: That is for each person to decide, but as someone who devotes every waking moment to my work and to becoming a better artist, I cannot imagine my...
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Q: What does your creative process look like when you are ready to begin a...
Preliminary sketch A: My working methods have changed dramatically over the years with my current process being a much-simplified version of how I used to work. In other words as I pared down my...
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Q: How did you prepare yourself to change careers and work as a professional...
“Krystyn,” charcoal, 22″ x 30″, 1989 A: At the age of 33 I was a Lieutenant in the Navy, working as computer analyst at the Pentagon. I was very unhappy with my job. I began looking for something...
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Q: Can you talk a little bit about your process? What happens before you even...
Barbara in Bali (far right) A: My process is extremely slow and labor-intensive. First, there is foreign travel – often to Mexico, Guatemala or someplace in Asia – to find the cultural objects –...
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Pearls from artists* # 133
“Broken,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 50″ x 70″ framed * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...
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Q: What was the first painting you ever sold?
“Bryan’s Ph.D.”, 11″ x 13 1/2″, soft pastel on sandpaper A: I believe my first sale was “Bryan’s Ph.D.” I made it in 1990 as one of several small paintings created to improve my skills at rendering...
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Q: Do you remember the first pastel painting that you ever made?
First framed pastel painting, 1988 A: Yes, it was a small head-and-neck portrait of a live model in a figure drawing class at The Art League School in Alexandria, VA. I don’t know what became of it....
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Pearls from artists* # 196
“The Sovereign,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...
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Pearls from artists* # 202
Soft pastels * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. When you’re working on...
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Start/Finish of “Conundrum,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ image, 50″ x...
Rough charcoal drawing on sandpaper Finished Comments are welcome!
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Q: You have spoken about your pastel technique, which involves layering...
An early version of “Oracle,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26″ x 20″ Finished A: I do layer Rembrandt black soft pastels on top of each other to achieve the dark backgrounds in my “Black Paintings” and...
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Preliminary sketch A: I’m working on a preliminary charcoal drawing for my next large pastel painting. It will be number seven in the “Bolivianos” series. Comments are welcome!
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress A: I continue working on “Acolytes,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38” x 58.” It’s slow going at this stage as I refine my drawing and bring everything to a high state of finish. My...
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Start/Finish of “Viceroy,” Soft Pastel on Sandpaper, 26” x 20”
Start: erased charcoal drawing Finished Comments are welcome!
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Q: Where did you grow up and what were some early milestones or experiences...
“The Sleeping Gypsy,” Henri Rousseau, oil on canvas, 1897 A: I grew up in a blue collar family in Clifton, New Jersey, a suburb about fifteen miles west of Manhattan. My father was a television...
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Pearls from artists* # 133
“Broken,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 50″ x 70″ framed * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...
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