Farrell Brickhouse has a photo album on Facebook comprising images of his friends’ palettes. Lurking within each palette is the roadmap to the painter’s process. […]
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New URL address for Two Coats of Paint
I recently simplified the Two Coats of Paint URL by taking out “blogspot.” At first, all traffic was automatically rerouted, but now readers need to […]
NY Times Art in Review: Beck, Dorland, Hume, Becker, Woods
Lisa Beck, “Untitled,” 2009; acrylic paint on canvas; 24″ x 18.”Photo courtesy of Feature, Inc. “Lisa Beck,” Feature Inc., New York, NY. Through June 28. […]
John Currin: “Just don�t do things that depress you.”
John Currin, “Rotterdam,” 2006, oil on canvas, 28″ x 36″ Interview Online Director Kelly Brant just sent me some good links to interviews with painters. […]
Tobacco-tax money supports 20 artists in Ohio
Amy Casey, “Keeping it together,” 2009, 36″ x 50″ Cleveland painter Amy Casey was recently awarded a $20,000 Creative Workforce Fellowship. Cuyahoga County commissioned the […]
Painters in Venice
In “Making Worlds,” the central exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the theme is derived from Nelson Goodman’s Ways of Worldmaking. Originally an art dealer, Goodman […]
New art blogs on the Two Coats link list
Here are a few art blogs/web sites Two Coats recently added to the list. DC Art Seen: “The DC art scene is full of contemporary […]
Art critic Christopher Knight wins LA Press Club award
LA Times art critic Christopher Knight just won a Los Angeles Press Club award for his review of the 2008 Bernini exhibition at the Getty […]
Twitter notes
Here are some items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter feed. For readers unfamiliar with Twitter, “RT” indicates the item has been repeated […]
Valeri Larko: Industrial plein air
Valeri Larko, “Third Avenue Bridge,” 2008, 30″ x 55,” oil on linen. Valeri Larko, “Rusting Gantries, Bronx,” 2008, 30″x50,” oil on linen. Valeri Larko, “Pier, […]
Robert Ryman: Creativity is a form of problem solving
In Bookforum, Arthur Danto reviews Suzanne P. Hudson�s Robert Ryman: Used Paint (October Books). “It is part of Robert Ryman�s legend that he is a […]
NY Times Art in Review: Verne Dawson, Karl Haendel
“Verne Dawson,” Gavin Brown�s Enterprise, New York, NY. Through June 20. Ken Johnson reports: A popular strain of contemporary painting combines goofy, juvenile imagery � […]
Studio Update: 246 Editions released my print today
Here’s the press release from 246 Editions, where director Matthew Langley’s goal is to make high-quality prints that everyone can afford. “246 Editions is pleased […]
Nathan Lewis needs models in New Haven
This Saturday at Artspace, Nathan Lewis is shooting photos for a monumental history painting. The painting, which he’ll be working on for the next two […]
A weekend in Bushwick
Don’t forget that this weekend is Bushwick Open Studios, with performances and parties in every nook and cranny. On Sunday afternoon, look for me lurking […]
