Posts Tagged: american art
Finality without end
Painting by Michael Burris Johnson
Between the Reeds
A large oil painting, painted on private commission, a portrait of two people as animals
Between the Reeds
A large oil painting, painted on private commission, a portrait of two people as animals
Beauty is the Mystery of Life – by Agnes Martin
An Essay on Beauty, Happiness, and the pursuit of Art written by Agnes Martin
Beauty is the Mystery of Life – by Agnes Martin
An Essay on Beauty, Happiness, and the pursuit of Art written by Agnes Martin
Patience
Patience This painting is a visualization and enactment of the struggle to pass through a rigid structure and hold in tact an honest affirmation of life. There is a blending of two distinct styles of painting that do not normally
Patience
Patience This painting is a visualization and enactment of the struggle to pass through a rigid structure and hold in tact an honest affirmation of life. There is a blending of two distinct styles of painting that do not normally
Philadelphia Museum – Top Choices
Visited the Philadelphia Museum today, here are a few of the paintings that really struck me: The Moorish Chief: This one blew me away, it glowed, and functioned the way great portraiture should, I could feel the aura of the man,
Philadelphia Museum – Top Choices
Visited the Philadelphia Museum today, here are a few of the paintings that really struck me: The Moorish Chief: This one blew me away, it glowed, and functioned the way great portraiture should, I could feel the aura of the man,
Andrew Wyeth
Two of my favorite Andrew Wyeth paintings – There is something about Andrew Wyeth’s work that casts a spell – the still images seem somehow to contain a breeze, a sound, a gust or the soft moving of air –
Andrew Wyeth
Two of my favorite Andrew Wyeth paintings – There is something about Andrew Wyeth’s work that casts a spell – the still images seem somehow to contain a breeze, a sound, a gust or the soft moving of air –
Artist’s Statement on Grid Paintings
Artist’s Statement on “Grid Paintings” These paintings sustain a faith in the transformative capability of art. The artistic pursuit through this work is about embodying principles and values that demand a concentration of will: patience, endurance, consistency. The practice
Artist’s Statement on Grid Paintings
Artist’s Statement on “Grid Paintings” These paintings sustain a faith in the transformative capability of art. The artistic pursuit through this work is about embodying principles and values that demand a concentration of will: patience, endurance, consistency. The practice
Sisyphus
On Sisyphus: In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a wise and clever King. He once put death in chains, escaped from the underworld, and he is said to have tricked the gods and stole their secrets. Sisyphus is punished by
Sisyphus
On Sisyphus: In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a wise and clever King. He once put death in chains, escaped from the underworld, and he is said to have tricked the gods and stole their secrets. Sisyphus is punished by
Icarus
This painting is the first of what will be a series of similar compositions I am calling Icarus, or the Icarus series. The view is the imagined view of Icarus, after taking flight from the labyrinth. In this re-conjuring of
Icarus
This painting is the first of what will be a series of similar compositions I am calling Icarus, or the Icarus series. The view is the imagined view of Icarus, after taking flight from the labyrinth. In this re-conjuring of
view from a burrow 