Painting My Way Out

JSamit-Isolation
I'm continuing to paint through my quarantine, hopeful that the vaccine will give me the keys to freedom in the new year. Here's another sampling of pieces from previous days....

Tensions

kim_Craig_Ancientstones
Archeologists often assemble ancient stones to tell a story of a civilization past. What will they tell of our empire? Will there be anything left to piece together? I like...

Avinu Avinu Avinu #2

SSagov-Avinu3
I find myself playing familiar music. This  putting old wine in newish bottles is expressing something important for me as we weather the turbulence of the transition. Makes me wonder, what...

Tenacity

SBennett-Tenacity
This video post began with one of my composite/abstracted images of desert and sky, called Tenacity. Motion designer Luis Socorro help bring the piece it to life, adding a cosmic...

Like No Christmas Eve Past

Mr Crepe-2-DSCF6938
For years, I've taken a walk at dusk on Christmas Eve. This afternoon's ritual trek through Cambridge and Somerville, MA was a stark reminder of how surreal the world has...

Purple and Green

PPedulla-Purple & Green
In 2020, my studio became the only place I could escape the stress of the pandemic. I’d paint joy for hours, often beach cottages and sweeping ocean views. I’d forget...

They Never Lose Optimism

GFederighi-Fabio
Five years ago, I started a project called “The Italians,” which is about street portraits in my home town, Lucca, and in Florence, Pisa, and Livorno. Then the coronavirus came...

Of Covid-19 and Enchiladas

The Time I Spend With You (Jeremy's Song)
Imagine yourself, just for a moment, unable to move your head, arms, or legs. Your speech barely audible. You lie on your bed in a sweat and your breathing is...

Threads of a Christmas Past

CLieberman Victoria Peabody on her birthday with one of her last creations - December 2016
My mother, Victoria Peabody, was a limitless, influential woman, a maverick in every sense of the word. She carved a long and wide burn mark on this earth as she...

Acoustic Slinky Jazz Funk

SSagov SLinkyAcousticJazz
I need a little jazz funk every now and then to weather the heavy weather. This piece is my response to what's going on. And on and on out there....