A black rabbit is placed among collaged papers, with a golden ball hanging from a wire, cradled by a piece of wood.

Reclaiming Butterscotch
Wheeled industrial cart packed with art supplies.

Behind the Scenes with Coco Montoya
Man walking along Venice canal in winter with some mist and suggestion of dread.

Don’t Look Now (or, Watching Horror Movies About Venice, While in Venice)
Framed abstract artwork hanging on wall of home with grand piano, Christmas tree and additional artwork in distance.

Home Sweet Home
Man drilling tall, thin wooden crate with shipping labels.

Arrival!
Whimsical sparrow looking over its shoulder

Real Art in Real Places: The Bye & Bye, Portland
Eight handmade wooden signs at roadside, advertising Painting Goats as well as various farm and craft goods.

Painting Goats?!
Large wooden crate with markings such as measurements, shipping instructions and labels in warehouse.

In Transit!
Warehouse interior with palettes, dumpster, unknown structures

Goodbye, Old Friend!
Hard-edged stripes, graphic text, road reflector and red plastic in bright colors contrasted with lace that matches background.

Power of Art
Gertrude Stein sits purposefully, leaning forward, hands in lap, and looks outward as though she is listening intently.

Met Faves That Wouldn’t Let Go

Met Faves – Paintings
Simple triangles, lines and round shapes against a simple background.

The Homely Protestant
Hard-edged stripes, graphic text, road reflector and red plastic in bright colors contrasted with lace that matches background.

The Oak and the Cypress: Roadblock
Abstract painting with shapes that suggest Arabic writing, bridges, or architecture.

The Oak and the Cypress: Tangier Overture
Abstract shapes that look like long teeth or icicles growing up stand side-by-side, along with Italian text.

The Oak and the Cypress

Behind the Scenes, Part 2
Pollock stands on a large canvas unrolled in a field, among paint cans, crouching and concentrating, holding a paintbrush.

365 Days of Art: November 5 – Pollock Moves to Long Island, Obama Portrait Joins NYC Exhibition After Presidential Election

365 Days of Art: October 16 – Vincent Describes a Painting He Hasn’t Painted Yet

365 Days of Art: September 13 – Michelangelo Begins Carving, Childe Hassam Travels to Gloucester, Art Vandal Prepares to Attack, Boston MFA Exhibits Stolen Painting

365 Days of Art: August 27 – Michelangelo Takes 1st Commission, Krakatoa Colors Sky for The Scream, and Guernica is Displayed for 1st Time in US

365 Days of Art: July 10 – Van Gogh Writes Sad Letter to Theo

365 Days of Art: July 9 – Portrait Subject Describes Sitting for Gilbert Stuart

365 Days of Art: April 26 – Helen Frankenthaler Exhibition Opens at Andre Emmerich Gallery

365 Days of Art: April 22 – Scientists Announce Discovery of World’s Oldest Oil Paintings

365 Days of Art: March 24 – Hockney’s Crush Dances Cha-Cha; Inspires Painting

365 Days of Art: March 18 – Thieves Steal 13 Works in Biggest Art Theft EVER

365 Days of Art: February 3 – Norman Rockwell Born

My First Conservation

Brian Murphy: Invisible Self-Portrait

Six Degrees of Ivan Albright

The Four Justices

Successful Seattle Debut!

A Big Week

The Abe Lincoln Debacle: Ethics Commission Rules It Was, In Fact, a “Debacle”

Road Trip: Sedona and Abstract Expressionism

More Abstractions

Patron Saint of Painters

The Abraham Lincoln Situation: Karma Edition. The End?
Smiling artist sits in front of colorful and striking painting

July is for Patriotism, and for Giving Back, Says Artist

A Hard Day’s Work

Sedona: Michael Chesley Johnson

Why Painting Matters

The Abraham Lincoln Caper: A Tale of Two Lincolns

Maura McGurk’s First Solo Show: Pride and Prejudice, An Exhibition on Gay Bullying

Pride and Prejudice

Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?

Vermont Studio Center: The Edda Jakab Studio
Small organic shape that seems to have odd legs behind, and a mouth underneath, approaches a smaller shape.

Vermont Studio Center: Home and Studio
Rotunda with chandelier and skylight ringed with scenes of historical judges on thrones, interpreting laws for crowds.

Chaos and Classicism at the Guggenheim
Small satellite shapes seem to fly away from larger shape.

Maura McGurk Again Chosen as Featured Artist at climate/gallery

Maura McGurk Selected as climate/gallery Featured Artist

Séraphine