Painting panoramas – interview with Matthew Lopas

Matthew Lopas, Detail from Miller House   Matthew Lopas recently contacted me on facebook to let me know of the current show of his panoromic paintings at the Narthex Gallery at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City. The show runs from May 17th to June 19th. I was intrigued by his process of making [...]

Interview with Frank Hobbs

Frank Hobbs, Gas Works & Trailers, January Light, oil on canvas, 36″ x 48″, 2013 click here for a larger view I enjoyed meeting Frank Hobbs in Civita, Italy last summer where he gave a slide talk during his visit to the JSS summer Italy program. I’ve also enjoyed following his writings on painting and [...]

Pursuing Humanity: An Interview with Simon Dinnerstein

A, 1992, detail   Simon Dinnerstein is a Brooklyn-based painter and graphic artist. He has a B.A. in history from the City College of New York, and continued his studies in painting and drawing at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.  Dinnerstein is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Germany, the Rome Prize for living and [...]

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 John David Wissler

John David Wissler Ochre Light 6×7 inches Oil on Panel click here for a larger view   John David Wissler is a Pennsylvannia based painter who shows at the Lancaster Galleries and the Islesford Artists Gallery of Little Cranberry Island, Maine.. I’d like to thank him for taking the time to answer my questions about his fabulous [...]

Interview with Aram Gershuni

Aram Gershuni, Man in a Blue Shirt,, oil on linen on wood, 35 x 30 cm, 2012 click here for a larger view by Elana Hagler Aram Gershuni, born in 1967, is a mainly self-taught painter who lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel. He studied privately with Israel Hershberg, and at the Jerusalem Studio [...]

David Campbell Interview

David Campbell, 36 Years Old, 13×16″ 2011 click here for a larger view   David Campbell Is an emerging Pennsylvannia based painter who graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2007. He has shown in a number of venues including a 2007 solo show at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia. David is [...]

Interview with Janice Nowinski

Janice Nowinski, Shrouded Male , 20″x16″, oil on canvas, 2012 click here for a larger view by Neil Plotkin   Janice Nowinski is a Brooklyn based painter who currently has a solo show up at Bowery Gallery from May 22 – June 16, 2012. She is a member of Zeuxis and was included in the [...]

Interview with Ryan Cobourn

Ryan Cobourn, Garden, 36” x 48”, oil on canvas click here for a larger view Interview with Ryan Cobourn by Neil Plotkin   Ryan Cobourn is a Brooklyn based artist represented by Fischbach Gallery and Ann Connelly Fine Art. Currently, Mr. Cobourn has a solo show, titled “CRAZY NATURE” at Fischbach up until May 25, [...]

Interview with Susan Jane Walp

Doublemint, 2010, oil on linen, 8 1/2 x 8 3/4″ Interview with Susan Jane Walp by Larry Groff for the Jerusalem Studio School Susan Jane Walp graciously agreed to an interview with me for the Jerusalem Studio School blog. We conducted the interview through an exchange of emails. I would like to thank her again [...]

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