in situ: Darkest Before Dawn

Posted on March 25, 2021March 24, 2021 Posted in exhibitionsTagged 2020, Beacon, Darkest Before Dawn, drawing, Ethan Cohen, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, exhibit, exhibition, Gallery, in situ, ink on paper, light, line drawing, meditation, meditation drawing, mural, open heart, road trip, spring, text drawingLeave a comment

I recently picked up these three drawings after the conclusion of “Darkest Before Dawn” at Ethan Cohen KuBe which was extended through the end of February. Really appreciated the pairing of these pieces with a loose gestural wall drawing that provided some warmth and high energy.

The drive to Beacon was all almost-green, everything on the verge of displaying springtime growth. The red flourishes on the wall below were part of a larger mural in the KuBe, which inhabits an old school building in Beacon, NY.

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Abstract Thoughts

Posted on July 28, 2020 Posted in exhibitionsTagged abstract art, Abstract Thoughts, abstraction, Art in Res, art sale, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Defender Services, covid-19, drawing, exhibition, imperfection, intuitive drawing, light, line, line drawing, meditation, meditation drawing, Mel Reese, online exhibition, pandemic, pink, repetition, warmthLeave a comment

Artist-curator Mel Reese included my drawing let there be warmth, let there be light in this edition of Art In Res’ Weekly Curation, Abstract Thoughts. She writes,

“The beauty… is in the imperfection, the moments when we can spot the hand of the artist in the perpetual loop.”

This drawing is available for sale via Art In Res, which allows you to pay in monthly installments if desired. I will contribute 50% of my proceeds from the sale of this piece to Brooklyn Defender Services.

death and clothing

Posted on July 5, 2020 Posted in publicationsTagged church, clothing, clouds, death, dress, fashion, Grandma, grandmother, grief, haiku, haiku a day project, light, mourning, National Poetry Month, OOTD, outfit of the day, poem, poetry, process, vapor, writing, Young Ignorantes, zineLeave a comment

my poem + photo “4/15/19” in *Young Ignorantes,* Issue XX: “death” (March 2020)

a prayer for middle places

Posted on June 30, 2015June 1, 2020 Posted in spiritualityTagged belief, doubt, gray, joy, lessons learned, light, liturgy, middle, middle places, prayer, presence, returning, Spirit, unbelief, vapor1 Comment

all is vanity, vapor,
striving,
chasing after wind

create in me

cast me not away
take not Your Spirit

restore to me
the joy of Your salvation

I believe,
help my unbelief

(from Ecclesiastes 1, Psalm 51, and Mark 9)

I M P R E S S I O N S

Posted on March 31, 2014June 12, 2019 Posted in looking at artTagged art, art museum, Chicago, college, impressionism, light, museum, paintingLeave a comment

I love the active brushwork and sensitivity to color that happened in the impressionist and post-impressionist periods of art history. Impressionism was all about capturing light, color, and movement in a way that was true to the human experience of sight, turning away from painting tradition in an attempt to create images that more accurately reflected the brevity, energy, and complexity of everyday moments. Life is that way, and I think that’s why impressionist art is compelling to so many people.

A few of my favorite moments from the Impressionism Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago. Courtesy of Renoir, Monet, Morisot, Cross, Manet, Van Gogh, and Monticelli:

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