Other peoples’ art and writing
[This is part five of a thesis paper about the series Toying with History. Here is the master post.] Knowing history might free us from repeating it unconsciously, but it … Continue reading Toying with History: Means of Representation
[This is part four of a thesis paper about the series Toying with History. Here is the master post.] Omission inflicts all the evils of censorship: it stifles first action, … Continue reading Toying with History: Quality of Representation
[This is part three of a thesis paper about the series Toying with History. Here is the master post.] Before familiarizing ourselves with the quality of women’s role models, let … Continue reading Toying with History: Quantity of Representation
[This is part two of a thesis paper about the series Toying with History. Here is the master post.] In any critical comparison of the present and the past, it … Continue reading Toying with History: How history repeats itself
[This is the first installment of my final MFA thesis paper. The master post is available here.] Abstract I use my paintings to playfully invite serious conversations. The series Toying … Continue reading Toying with History: Abstract and Introduction
[ Last summer my MFA class was tasked with predicting what in five years we would describe as the quintessential art of 2014. What, with the benefit of hindsight, will … Continue reading Predicting the future: A spectrum of irony
Today I got to haul six month’s worth of paintings out of their mailing tube and stick them to gallery walls. I was surprised by how many are being included. … Continue reading MFA show installation
For those who can’t make it to the show, please rest assured that I will be posting installation photos. I will also inflict at least part of my thesis paper … Continue reading The thesis is upon me
There’s a fantastic video about Kehinde Wiley’s current series (An Economy of Grace). I’ve mentioned this painter several times before, but this mini documentary provides more process details than the … Continue reading Wiley’s “Economy of Grace”
Peers: Beth Scher Jaclyn Seufert Todd Molinari Eric Leon Colleen Wampole David Butler Amy Brand and (her blog) Denise Philipbar Sarah Nguyen Nathan Goddard Joe Bliss and his plein air … Continue reading A bevy of artists’ sites
The D*sney princess dolls spark some fascinating conversations. (It’s part of why I repainted them three times.) I keep second-guessing this set of costumes. I’m on my third draft, so … Continue reading Doll collection: Princesses
“I honestly want to give y’all a set of reviews that are devoid of the usual sort of expectant cynicism that comes with media criticism. Not that the world is … Continue reading Mark Reads: “You are not prepared”
My go-to newspaper just printed a brief editorial about their mission statement. As I read it, I noticed strong parallels between what the editor had to say about his paper … Continue reading Mission statements
Over last four months I painted an absurd number of self-portraits. Their number stemmed from my struggle with reducing an entire person to a single expression. It should be straightforward. … Continue reading Expression in portraiture
[ The first two parts of this essay can be found here and here. Some images and detailed description of this final section have been omitted pending permission from the … Continue reading Play and fantasy
[ part 2 of the essay which began “To Thine Own Self Be True” ] Collection #1 ”Shades of Santayana! Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat … Continue reading Confronting and kowtowing to the canon
[ Then again, consider the source. ] Selfies are easily dismissed as narcissistic or kitschy, but the urge to self-define is neither new nor unimportant. The convention of using physical … Continue reading To thine own self be true
My recent paintings experiment with and assess the personal impact of the artistic canon. In superimposing the art historical canon over my own paper doppelgänger, I engage in a form … Continue reading Highlighting women as creators (via paper dolls)
One of the purposes of this blog is to sort through and prioritize intriguing notions and sources. I have an ongoing fascination with investigating how things work. (Hint: that’s a … Continue reading DIY digression: bookmaking
The Firecracker Press sold me on the sheer excellence of letterpress art. If you’re ever in St. Louis, check them out for good design, poetry readings, edible printed tortillas, and … Continue reading DIY digression: letterpress
