homage to light

Photos from the Anni Albers show at David Zwirner in 2019. *    *   * October 12, 2019  

I recently ordered a handful of books from Thrift Books, an online used book shop. Last night, after checking the mail, I found that one of them arrived: Of Gravity & Angels, a collection of poetry by Jane Hirshfield. To my surprise, when I flipped […]

half moon 5.1.20

“The Truth About God” from Anne Carson’s Glass, Irony & God… *   *   * *   *   *

Caravaggio, Saint Matthew and the Angel, 1602 *   *   * Caravaggio, Inspiration of Saint Matthew, 1602

John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, 1885-86. Oil on canvas. John Singer Sargent, Garden Study of the Vickers Children, 1884, Oil on canvas.

Pace Gallery has a new virtual exhibition titled All Creatures Great and Small, featuring artwork by Kiki Smith and Emmet Gowin (as well as others). Lately, I have spent a lot of time spiritually with these two artists — so scrolling through the exhibition felt […]

Hilma af Klint Group IX/UW, The Dove, No.1, 1915 oil on canvas Fiona Apple I Want You To Love Me, 2020 from Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Some Questions You Might Ask by Mary Oliver Is the soul solid, like iron? Or is it tender and breakable, like the wings of a moth in the beak of the owl? Who has it, and who doesn’t? I keep looking around me. The face […]

I’ve been spending time with this beautiful book Mariposas Nocturnas by Emmet Gowin. Every time I flip through it I am captivated by something new…                                                  […]

Shield I 24″ x 24″ oil on canvas Shield II 24″ x 24″ oil on canvas Shield III 24″ x 24″ oil on canvas Shield IV 24″ x 24″ oil & colored pencil on canvas  

“Emma Kunz lived from 1892 to 1963 in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. In her lifetime she was recognized as a healer; she herself described herself as a researcher. Now she has acquired an international reputation through her artistic work. Even in her schooldays, Emma […]