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 [...]

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 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 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 [...]

The Civita Experience

Corot’s view of Civita from Terrano   I’m finally able to post about my experience this past summer at the Jerusalem Studio School Summer Art Program in Civita Castellana, Italy. As many readers may know I’ve been helping the JSS with their blog and in promoting their summer program. I also asked a few other [...]

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 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, [...]

Planning for the JSS Master Workshop in Civita Castellana this summer

Corot, Rocks at Civita Castellana, 1827,   A few days ago I made my decision to attend the Jerusalem Studio School Master Class Workshop in Civita Castellana, Italy this summer. I had previously been planning a trip to Jerusalem to attend the JSS landscape painting marathon where Antonio Lopez Garcia had been invited to teach [...]

Conversation with Kurt Solmssen

Kurt Solmssen Light Rain, North Bay 2011 Oil 34″ x 40″ click here for a larger view I had recently watched several of the delightful videos made by John Thorton about his friend, the Seattle based painter Kurt Solmssen . I was intrigued and arranged for an interview using skype with webcams on our computers [...]

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