Sitting still or Flying
A seagull at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore took a break from hunting for mussels and fish. A hawk flying over the dunes. Living near the the Sleeping Bear Dunes, away from the bustle of towns, much of the…
More Than a Face: What Raphael and His Peers Revealed Through Bindo Altoviti’s Hands
Three Renaissance portraits of the same man—painted decades apart—show how hands can quietly reveal a life’s unfolding character. Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), born into privilege and educated at the papal court, later became one of Rome’s most influential papal bankers. He…
Diving to the bottom of Lake Michigan
Usually, I don’t show a painting in progress to my artist friends. I prefer to wait until it’s more finished before inviting constructive comments. But yesterday, I showed this painting to an art buddy who remarked that it’s finished. That…
Ceramic figures, copies of Etruscan, Chinese, New Mexican and pre-Columbian statues
The female Chinese dancer, earthen ware, stems from the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – A.D. 9). The statue was excavated in 1989-1990 in the tomb of the prince of Chu, Tuolanshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. My copy was done from…
Winter Storm at Lake Michigan
Winter storm at Empire Beach in January 2022. I am not just a regional painter but also a seasonal painter, that is, I paint wintry motif during the cold months and summery motifs during the warm months. #1 and #2…