Posts Tagged ‘gavin spielman’

Drawing with intention.

Posted by gavin on October 4, 2013 in Painting Archives, Writing |

I paint, but know how to draw.  To have given it up for color, composition and paint technique – I use it only to indicate where dark darks and lights are,where the composition should live. I draw in my sketchbook,for assignments and story boards, but rarely to finish. Today in class I lectured about perception […]

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Moving AGAIN!

Posted by gavin on May 29, 2012 in Painting Archives |

Seems I cannot stay in one place too long these days, and for this my work has suffered. Having been evicted from my old digs, I am now forced to take part in a new construction of a larger space in Bushwick, Brooklyn – but this is going to take a few months of labor […]

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On the state of Fine Art…

Posted by gavin on May 29, 2012 in Painting Archives |

Society’s reverence for Fine Art has all but diminished – in its place flashy, easy to digest totems and bright colored ill produced kitsch, opposite of the Ashcan School. Regardless, the old spirit moves me and I will produce creatively – hopeful the outcome will be unfettered by contemporary daftness.

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Painting of the Day

Posted by gavin on January 28, 2010 in Painting Archives | 1 Comment
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