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Untitled (#613), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#612), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#611), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#564), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#563), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#562), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#561), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"

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First Online Exhibition

My first online exhibition, entitled Small Paintings for Big Problems, will go live Thursday, July 16. I’m exhibiting a group of ten small paintings on paper, priced well below retail, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting frontline healthcare workers. …

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Studio Log

Shizen Handmade Paper

I recently bought ten sheets of Shizen paper. These are 12″x12″ sheets (approximately), handmade in India. The surface is rougher than what I normally use, and very irregular, so I’m having to make some adjustments in my process, which has led to some …

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Feeding the Animals

My path to a good painting is indirect. I begin by dividing the picture plane horizontally into two or three sections, and the rest of the process is a series of corrections. I try to fix the things I don’t like without destroying the aspects that appe …

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