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definitely something ...
there's something in the air, in the land, in the 'soul' and soil of this area where i live - situated halfway between philly and nyc, a few hundred feet from the delaware river, on the hillsides of glacial cud, abundant vegetation and wildlife, with only a ''recent' recorded history, still ancient in its ever-present changing - there's something... i've been to more beautiful places (according to my aesthetic) - places where man made history superimposes its dominance over the land or water, or where the geological attributes mesmerize - here, it is a much more subtle continuum... like a steve reich or phil glass (even john cage) performance - gradual rhythms of change. brice marden did his 'cold mountain' series up the road from here - a series (and its derivatives) i've seen quite a few times and have gradually come to appreciate. only recently have i noticed some 'cross talk' influences appearing in my own work - maybe that's a reach or maybe he's pixelizing what i'm generalizing. more thoughts on that to come. i'll attach an image of 'still water' - another 7' x 9' painting from my recent escapades of summer work...
an old friend and mentor visited the studio today - james carroll - the founder of 'nap' the new arts program. haven't seen him in years (and years...) - i have a problem with losing time and contact, but with some people it really doesn't matter - we just pick up where we left off. james began an educational program at kutztown university in 1974 where 'working' artists from nyc and the likes would come to rural pa for a few days to present their ideas and consult with like-minded indidviduals. as it turned out there weren't a lot of students that either took an interest or that were serious enough to engage with the likes of phil glass, steve reich, john cage, 
richard serra, keith haring, brice marden, dorthea rockburne, mel bochner, david rabinowitch, et al... for the hand full that were interested it was sublime. our work and love of art evolved to an 'informed' understanding of what was contemporary. that hand full is still out there making art today. thank you james! (good times but a bad photo at the studio)
an old friend and mentor visited the studio today - james carroll - the founder of 'nap' the new arts program. haven't seen him in years (and years...) - i have a problem with losing time and contact, but with some people it really doesn't matter - we just pick up where we left off. james began an educational program at kutztown university in 1974 where 'working' artists from nyc and the likes would come to rural pa for a few days to present their ideas and consult with like-minded indidviduals. as it turned out there weren't a lot of students that either took an interest or that were serious enough to engage with the likes of phil glass, steve reich, john cage, 
richard serra, keith haring, brice marden, dorthea rockburne, mel bochner, david rabinowitch, et al... for the hand full that were interested it was sublime. our work and love of art evolved to an 'informed' understanding of what was contemporary. that hand full is still out there making art today. thank you james! (good times but a bad photo at the studio)
