Looking at other artists' studios is always a fascinating window into their practice. Professor and Huffington Post blogger John Seed posts views of 10 artist studios. Artist include:Lisa Adams, Jeff Gola, David Rich, Damian Elwes, Lucinda Luvaas, Lisa Pressman, Lorena Kloosterbloer, Altoon Sultan, Jim Morphesis, and Rod Penner.
Sarah Boxer examines the life, times and work of Hedda Sterne - the only woman included in the iconic photograph “The Irascibles,” Life magazine’s 1951 portrait of the Abstract Expressionist painters.
Sharon Butler blogs about painter Margrit Lewczuk's current show in her own Williamsburg studio. Lewczuk, in forgoing a gallery for her first solo exhibition in New York since 1994, may be blazing a trail for other artists. If you can't make the show check out the Two Coats of Paint post and Lewczuk's excellent website
Charles Kessler reflects on the "all-over" character of Jackson Pollock's classic drip paintings. Kessler notes "these paintings in fact do NOT repeat the same basic riffs and patterns evenly throughout the surface of the painting. The surface isn’t uniform at all, instead there’s an energetic and dramatic composition — one that isn’t “all over.” Patterns