Old Masters and Black Bodies November 12, 2020 Features, Highlight Using the tools of the old masters – grand canvases and oil paint, and fluently speaking their iconographic language – Ballon has moved Black bodies from the margins of the canvas to the forefront, portraying them as Biblical characters.
Norman Rockwell’s Realism: ‘Murder in Mississippi’ July 31, 2020 Features, Highlight The painter of whimsical Santa Clauses and solicitous policemen turned to a very different sensibility at the end of his career, producing what may be his finest work.
They Made Me An Artist February 25, 2020 Features For 21 years, this weekly ritual of faith, food, fellowship, and creativity has attracted homeless and housed artists of varying skill levels, as well as volunteers who help everything go smoothly.
Crite Painting Returning to Cathedral March 22, 2019 Clips, News An Allan Crite painting of the Nativity will return to the Cathedral of St. John in Providence, R.I.
Rothko’s Emptiness March 1, 2019 Essays & Reviews As in the traditional Catholic sacramentalism of the Stations of the Cross, Rothko’s 14 dark icons seem to focus exclusively on suffering.
An Image of Apostolic Succession November 21, 2018 Clips, News “Apostolic Succession” is painted on Baltic birch wood and created with multiple layers, each sanded and stained.
