by Galen | Mar 2, 2021 | Galen's Art
When I was in graduate school for painting 30 (!) years ago, it was a rarefied environment where art was pure and uncorrupted by commercial concerns. To even ask about making a living or having a career as an artist was out of the question. It simply wasn’t...
by Galen | Jan 21, 2021 | Galen's Art
We’re weary of all things Covid. It has hit some of us extraordinarily hard, others less so, but we have all been impacted by it in ways that may take a generation to fully comprehend. For me, painting and my connection to other artists has been especially...
by Galen | Jan 21, 2021 | Galen's Art
Frequently, paintings reach a pivotal moment, a crisis point really, when they are completely stuck, and need to be destroyed in order to move forward. The paralysis is a function of my trying to control the painting and overthink it. I often don’t know I am...
by Galen | Jan 21, 2021 | Galen's Art
Last August I moved into a new studio inside one of the old mills here in North Adams, Massachusetts. It’s about a mile from my house, so I can walk or ride my bike to get there. It’s nothing fancy, but I loved it as soon as I laid eyes on it. ...
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