NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 40th episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 17 May 2024. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
My new book—In The Camp of Angels of Freedom: What Does It Mean to Be Educated?—started with a group of paintings. The COVID pandemic put an end to my practice of painting human beings from life, sitting a few feet apart in my studio, breathing the same air. When I began to consider how to …
I have been learning so much from painting since I resumed in earnest three years ago after a very long hiatus. (You can read more about how and why here.) The first lesson isn’t about painting per se, but about planning. When I picked up my brush again, I began painting portraits from life as …