russian icons

AP students - here are some stylistic examples for our MODERN ICON project. remember, your icon can be any person that you consider iconic - family member, famous person, religious figure, or anyone else you know or consider iconic to you. they should have something that represents them in the painting.

friday wisdom

artist of the week :: erik jones

bold lines.

solid color fields.

gestural lines.

full rendering.

...all combined in a new and unique way. just another way to push your techniques into new territory.

friday wisdom.

artist of the week :: erik otto

erik otto is another artist i stumbled upon while reading JUXTAPOZ... usually i find the best artists in the ads for shows, rather than in their feature articles... and he is another example of this.

i was immediately drawn in because of the wild textural surfaces mixed with the really smooth forground objects. its the perfect combination of pop art and street art - the clean and crisp right next to the grit.

if you want to see more, check out his website

friday wisdom, old school.

...an oldie but a goodie.

there will be a new one this friday!

first day of school!

after a great summer, it felt really nice to come back to school amongst coworkers and students whom i love.
keep an eye on my site for updates, contests, and other important info as the year progresses...

glad you all made it back.

and to those of you who have ventured off to college... best of luck - and stay in touch.

city newspaper review.

thanks to the rochester CITY NEWSPAPER for a great review of my show at the little. reading it made my day.
if you want to check it out, heres the link: http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2009/09/ART-REVIEW-Sound-Meditations/

thanks again to everyone who came out to the opening... it was a great time.