Art Musings
2022 Shows in Spring and Fall
Coming soon! Newton Open Studios is heralding Spring this year with a show May 21 and 22 throughout the town. With over 190 artists, find me and ten other artists at New Art @ Trio, 245 Walnut Street, Newtonville, a well-lit large gallery space, corner of Washington...
In two Days: Outdoor Show in Newton
A group of artists will be gathering at a fenced in field right in the heart of West Newton Hill, Saturday, October 23. Hours are 10 am to 3 pm.
Cold Wax Medium and Oil Explained
A number of newer paintings on Perugi Studio are described as Cold Wax & Oil. What is this new (or not so new) painting method? It is a product by Gamblin (and others) made with mostly beeswax and some solvent. When the artist adds oil paint in a ratio of 1 part...
Lucy MacGillis Painting
I met Lucy MacGillis through a friend at the Boston Globe. Lucy is the daughter of Don MacGillis, who sadly passed away this past Fall. Don and his wife Ingrid talked many times about their daughter who moved to Italy and was so successful at her painting that she...
Intimacy and Power
Nicholas Wilton recently spoke with artist Nadine Renazile, and she shared something about painting with scale that confirmed his creative experience, but never thought through to put into words. “Small, tiny paintings need to feel powerful and large paintings need to...
Shows, Classes and Books
I had a lot planned this Spring. This weekend I would have been in Newton Centre at the Newton Open Studios weekend show. I was also scheduled to teach Cold Wax Medium classes for Newton Community Education in April. Then, in June, I was to hang a month long show of...
NAS Artist of the Month
This month I was the Artist of the Month in the Newton Art Association newsletter. The article focuses on the Oil and Wax Painting I have been teaching and painting lately.
Newton Open Studios New Location!
I 'm excited to announce I will be exhibiting in a new location in the Newton Open Studios this April 4 and 5, 2020. The space for 15 artists is called "The Centre" and the address is 1294 Centre Street right in Newton Centre. I have a lot of new larger work to...
Newton Community Ed Class Spring 2020!
I will be teaching Cold Wax on board (or paper) in the upcoming Spring session at Newton South High School. Classes start April 2 and end April 30. Thursday each week for four classes total. (No class April 23) The time is in the evenings, 6:30 to 9:30 pm. I taught...
Newton Community Ed Cold Wax Class
This Monday we started a five week class on Cold Wax Painting at Newton South High School through the Newton Community Education Program. Class starts at 6:30 pm and runs until 9 pm. Come join us! Cold Wax medium is provided by the instructor (me) and there is a list...
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