Monthly Archives: September 2009

Below I have pasted the invite to my upcoming open studio: All, Recently my wife and I moved to a new house in Sterling, VA.  With the move, I obtained a fantastic new studio space.  Previously, my biggest studio space … Continue reading →

Recently there have been a couple of comments left here that have prompted some serious reflection on my part.  I want to draw attention to those comments for those who may have missed them and then also discuss how they’ve … Continue reading →

I like to control the things that I can.  I like to manipulate my materials and I want to do so any way I wish.  But, you see, some things just don’t want to be controlled.  Like wood.  Wood does … Continue reading →

Recently I saw a Facebook status update that grabbed my attention.  It was written by Paddy Johnson, the editor of Art Fag City, a NYC-based art blog.  The update read: I find it hard to believe some people look at … Continue reading →

Last week I posted some thoughts on Reductionism, both in terms of how it is viewed broadly, out in the world, and how it relates to my own practice.  I talked about my desire to get back to a more … Continue reading →

One of the many wonderful parts of moving to our new house is that I finally have a decent-sized studio space.  My studio progression has been like this: Cramped corner of dorm room Living room, kitchen, bathroom of first apartment … Continue reading →

I believe that most artists hope to share their work with others.  We labor over our art and once completed, we want to share it with the world.  We want people to want to look at it.  We want them … Continue reading →

As I’ve discussed on many different forums, I recently figured out that what drives my work is the notion of reductionism.  This term has come to mean many different things over time.  The present-day authority on reductionist art has to … Continue reading →

Several months ago I began the arduous process of applying for MFA programs.  I had always been anti-MFA because I worried that I might be polluted with trendy art theory and aesthetics.  I find a lot of what comes out … Continue reading →

In the summer of 2004, I initiated a new art blog called Thinking About Art as a response to what I felt was a severe problem in the art world — too little honest writing about art.  Frustrated that art … Continue reading →