NYC Restaurants
Acqua We went to this restaurant on the way home from our 8-hr visit to the Met. We got off the subway without a particular dining destination in mind, and…
Self Portrait Update
I spent most of Monday and Tuesday working on my History of Painting Techniques self portrait. So far so good. The underpainting of the flesh was all done using Indian…
5 Museums in 8 Days, Part 3
#4: The Cloisters We're in the home stretch, at least as far as these museum visit posts are concerned. On Thursday, we went up to The Cloisters, an amazing branch…
5 Museums in 8 Days, Part 2
#2: The Frick Collection After visiting the Met, I was a little museumed-out and needed a bit of a break. We spent Sunday and Monday visiting a few of Manhattan's…
5 Museums in 8 Days, Part 1
Well, I think I have recovered sufficiently from the jetlag to write coherently, and Jeremy sent me a few photos to post, so I suppose it is time to write…
Latest Work
Julie just caught the flight back to Portland... I'm sure she'll be posting about her experiences in the big city within the next few days. In the meantime, these are…
Sculpting Death in Plastic
Most of you probably know that I've been looking forward to taking the Ecorche class as long as I've know it was part of the curriculum at NYAA. I spent…
A Couple of Pictures
Here's the finished drawing I did for my History of Painting Techniques self portrait. Martha actually dug it. She gave me a few suggestions, though. She thought the body was…
Instead of Knitting…
Seeing how it is October now, I guess it is a good time to show you all what I have been working on for the past month. You may remember…
A Couple of Pictures
These are the two things that I have been spending the bulk of my time on the past few days. The first is the start of my Ecorche. At this…