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Is it Narcissus I see in that pond, or Monet? Cy Twombly’s paintings at the Cy Twombly Gallery in Houston

by Leslie Parke | Sep 20, 2017 | Art History Mysteries, Art on the Road, Artists and Gardens, France, General, Giverny, Monet, Painters | 0 Comments The Menil Collection has a beautiful building devoted to the works of Cy Twombly. The day before seeing this collection I had given a talk on Monet, so I wasn’t surprised that he would jump to mind when I saw these paintings. While the rigorous movement of the paint, which Twombly did with this his hands, had all the hallmarks of a depiction of a pond, what screamed Monet to me was the shape of the canvas. This shape is the same one that Monet used in some decorations for Ruand Durel”s home.

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The Print Project: Japanese Woodblock Print Demonstration

Sep 17, 2017 | Art on the Road, Artist's Studios, Prints and Printmaking, Studio Practices | 0 Comments

When Monet died, his step-daughter Blanche took over his home in Giverny. Once she died the place was passed to his son Michel, who had no interest in it, preferring to be on safari in Africa. Trees grew up in the large studio where some of his last paintings were...


What is it about artists and poverty? My response to the CRASH.

Sep 8, 2017 | Being an artist, General | 2 Comments

It is no secret that the years following the Crash of "08 were a blood bath for many artists, but hey, it was a blood bath for most people. I've been around long enough to know that every time the market drops 2000 points I'm in for about two years of no sales. I know...


Pat Adams at the Bennington Museum – A First Glimpse

Apr 10, 2017 | Art History Mysteries, Art on the Road, Artist's Studios, Artists on Art, Being an artist, Contemporary Painters, General, Museums, Studio Practices | 0 Comments

Paintings by Pat Adams Gatherum of Quiddities: April 1 through June 18 "For sixty years Pat  Adams has approached painting with an empiricist’s concern for the nature of visual form and the intimist’s sensibility that addresses the layered complexity of being.  With...



