by Grier Horner | Aug 14, 2019 | Life & Art
Jesse Tobin McCauley in her studio in the Lichtenstein Center in Pittsfield. Photo by Noel Henebury For Jesse Tobin McCauley her current show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield is a sentimental journey. Just six years ago she had showed with Group W at an exibit at the Lichtenstein. Although he lived near Pheonix, her father, FX Tobin, whose work was wild and woolley and often X-rated, was the spiritual leader of this “industrial strength” art tribe. The other members were her uncles,Jay and Bill Tobin, along with Mike Melle and...
by Grier Horner | Aug 12, 2019 | Abstract Photos, For Sale, Life & Art
This post came to me when I was carrying the garbage can in from the street this morning. Cutting through Babbie’s biggest garden, I saw how the early sun was catching a cluster of purple flower flowers. (I’m sorry but I’m as bad at remembering flowers’ names as peoples’.) I went in for the camera. The beauty below – I think it might be a flock – is the one that spurredd this post. Oh, while I’m guessing at names, I think the one above is a day lilly. Above, we have white flowers and below multicolored....
by Grier Horner | Jul 19, 2019 | Abstract Photos, For Sale, Joan of Arc, Life & Art
Like so many of my abstract photos, this one may have been born in the kitchen sink. There I see a lot of reflections and colors when I do the dishes and the pots and pans.. Or it may have been a photo of something else entirely. I call it Twelve Meter 2. All rights to these photos are reserved. This abstract was made in a few minutes by messing around with my photo of a woman who posed for me. I got some of the effects using the smudge setting. I have no idea of this child’s beginnings, other that I am the father. I should add a reminder that these are...
by Grier Horner | Jul 5, 2019 | For Sale, Joan of Arc, Life & Art, Runway, Selfies with portraits., Whistler"s "White Girl"
Taking a cue from the name of my blog, Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man, I thought I’d show you portraits of the “old man” along with some of the Runway portraits he’s painted. I can’t remember this woman’s name sadly. I found this photo of her (below) in a fashion shoot in The New York Times. I painted her, trying to keep her image close to that in the photo. She was painted on one of my Jeanne d’Arc paintings. I had so many – about 37 – I thought I could sacrifice it. Then I drew a grid in red China...
by Grier Horner | Jun 23, 2019 | Converting Paintings to Photos, Kate Moss, New Bold Style, Peter Allien, Portraits
Photos by Grier Horner//All Rights Reserved The faces I paint tend to be pretty conventional. It wasn’t that I didn’t like them. It’s just that I wanted to try something bolder. As my constant in this experiment, I used a painting I’d done in 2012 for my Scarlet Letter series loosely based on a photo of Kate Moss. Then I started messing around. The one above is one of my first efforts, although I’ve worked on it more last night. At the very top of this post is one I put together in the last couple days. These are photographs, not...
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