Saturday, May 18, 2013

Interview with John Dubrow

John Dubrow in his studio Interview with John Dubrow by Xico Greenwald   John Dubrow has been making ambitious figurative paintings of New York City scenes since he moved to Brooklyn in the mid-1980s. His light-filled canvases are often years in the making—ragged, impastoed surfaces the result of the high standard Dubrow holds himself to. With a [...]

Interview with Lucy MacGillis

Lucy MacGillis Astoncolle II 50 x60 inches Oil on canvas 2010 click here for a larger view Lucy MacGillis is a painter who has been living in Italy since her graduation from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. Her paintings are represented in private and corporate collections internationally. She shows her work at a variety [...]

Interview with Sigal Tsabari

Sigal Tsabari , Hidden, 102.5x 102cm 2008-10 oil on canvas click here for a much larger view (true for most all images)   This past summer, in Civita Castellana, Italy, I was fortunate to meet Sigal Tsabari and to watch her slide talk about her work. I was very pleased this summer when she agreed [...]

Interview with Christopher Gallego

Christopher Gallego, Small Studio Jar,, 2008 12 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches click here for a larger view   I’d like to thank Christopher Gallego for taking the time to share his thoughts on painting in our recent email interview. Mr. Gallego studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and teaches workshops [...]

Liminal Spaces: A Conversation with Daniel Sprick

October 13, 2012 by  
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Daniel Sprick , Still Life & Mirror, , Oil on Board, 12 x 9 inches click here for a larger view Liminal Spaces: A Conversation with Daniel Sprick by Elana Hagler As I pull up in my car, the first thing I notice is how out of place my destination seems in this typical, urban [...]

Interview with Harold Reddicliffe

LIGHTER,LENS,CAMERA and BLUE WALL 2012 14X14 inches oil on canvas click here for a larger view   Harold Reddicliffe is a still-life painter who shows at the Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY and has shown at the Pepper Gallery in Boston as well as the Tatistcheff Gallery in NYC. He recently had a [...]

Interview with Julyan Davis

Julyan Davis , Abandoned Mansion II, Oil on canvas 36×38 inches A realist searching for something that’s real I recently was introduced to the work of artist, Julyan Davis, an English-born painter, who studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London and now lives in Ashville, North Carolina. He recently had a one-person [...]

Interview with Jordan Wolfson

Jordan Wolfson, Interior with Two Chairs and Window VII, 2002, oil on canvas, 48″x42″ by Elana Hagler   Long before I had the pleasure to meet him in person, Jordan Wolfson’s name conjured up images of atmospheric, energetic paintings of interiors, objects, figures, and landscapes that seemed to slip in and out of various states [...]

Interview with Gillian Pederson-Krag

April 16, 2012 by  
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Gillian Pederson-Krag, Still Life, Oil on Canvas, 15” x 17”, 2007 Collection: P.L. Porter click here for a larger view Interview with Gillian Pederson-Krag by Elana Hagler   I’ve been aware of Gillian Pederson-Krag’s work for a number of years, but finding good images of her paintings and etchings online was very difficult, which is [...]

Stuart Shils in Conversation With Nikolai Fox

April 6, 2012 by  
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Stuart Shils End of a Sumer Day, Last Blast of Warm Light, Looking Back, 30×42 inches click here for a larger view   Stuart Shils in Conversation With Nikolai Fox March 2012, in advance of an exhibition at steven harvey fine art projects, April 26 – May 27, 2012   Nikolai Fox is a Philadelphia [...]

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