A writer off-guard, since the materials with which he works are so dangerous, can expect agony as quick as a thunderclap. -Kurt Vonnegut (from Breakfast of Champions)

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Prepping for Open Studios

More Jacob Wrestling the Angel

POEM

Like so many of us, I have long wondered how crappy poetry could get. Poor William Carlos Williams and all his hopes and dreams for language, the non-confessional imagery allowing his teeth to… Continue reading →

The meaning of a word– to me– is not as exact as the meaning of a color. -Georgia O’Keefe

The Religion of Popular Fiction; Borders Ghost Town 2

Boston Borders Ghost Town

More Jacob in Progress

At Work on Jacob Wrestling the Angel: 36″ x 48″

Fort Point Channel Reflections like Chuck Close Portrait Pores

Fifth Floor Cast Shadows like Pollock Hangovers

At Work On Departures: 36″ by 48″ oil on canvas

I think of this series like a sort of Suburban Guernica, among other things. Make sure and come see it in person at Fort Point Open Studios, Oct 14 – 16.

David Anfam: Ashes and Flesh

For you lovers of exceptional art writing out there, be sure to check out the current issue of Art in America (September, 2011). The piece on Willem de Kooning by David Anfam, “Ashes… Continue reading →

Fundamentals are the crutch for the talentless. -Kenny Powers

New In Progress: Departures, 36″ x 48″

More Typewriter Progress

Even With this, Arthur Fischel still claims to be the only American Artist ever accused of Terrorism

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We are governed by what you find in the bottom of dead beer glasses that whores have dunked their cigarettes in. -Ernest Hemingway (in Across the River and Into the Trees)

Reading: The Switch by Elmore Leonard

Paper Chase 100 and Study for Epiphany

Have just dropped off the drawing “Study for Epiphany” for the Paper Chase 100 show which will be held at the FPAC Gallery at 300 Summer Street from September 12 – 29. The… Continue reading →

In Progress: Epiphany