Monthly Archives: February 2010

I’ve written a great deal about the work I made while at VSC.  Without a doubt, the month of January was the most artistically productive time of my life.  Remember, I was able to complete 43 works in 24 days, … Continue reading →

I still plan to write more about my time at VSC, but I wanted to interrupt the flow of posts with a quickie sharing the first new paintings I’ve made since being back home.  As you can probably tell, I … Continue reading →

While in Vermont for my residency, fellow artist Rob Hitzig visited my studio to see my work in person.  Prior to his visit he had only seen jpegs of the new wood panels I’ve been doing.  Walking around them in … Continue reading →

As mentioned in the last post, a fellow resident, Baltimore-based Kim Manfredi, gave me an idea for a painting that piqued my interest.  She responded to the works where the applied paint looked like bands of tape with an idea … Continue reading →

As discussed in the last post, I finally began to feel somewhat more confident making paintings.  I took that confidence and moved forward to make some larger paintings.  I also felt more experimental with color and let myself branch away … Continue reading →

As discussed in my previous post, it took about 2.5 weeks in residency before I started feel like I was getting a grasp on the painting I wanted to accomplish.  My approach for doing these paintings evolved over and over … Continue reading →

Before I left for VSC, I decided that I wanted to spend the majority of my time experimenting with painting on plywood.  I came up with a set of rules for myself to follow and prepped about 20 pieces of … Continue reading →

Before going to the Vermont Studio Center for a month long residency, I spent a great deal of time thinking about what I wanted to make while there.  Ultimately I decided that I wanted to spend the month experimenting with … Continue reading →

Well, I survived Vermont.  As you know, I spent the month of January taking part in an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.  I lucked out since it was a very mild January.  One day even … Continue reading →