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  Shadowing Revolutions, oil, grime, canvas, floor debris, paint residue, wood, staples, 2011, 19″ x 11 56/94″. Installed in abandoned Clarke Flowers, 398 Hope Street, Providence, RI (8/23/2012).       This work was/is/has-been/always-will-be one of my top favorite paintings — the simplicity of the piece, its process, the size, color scheme….all of it. I LOVE... Continue reading INSTALLED: Clarke Flowers

  A Man Walked Into A Bar, oil, green chile burlap potato sack, discarded art pieces, staples, 2011, (6+1)” x 3 19/20″. Installed at Walmart located at 51 Silver Spring Street, Providence, Rhode Island (8/2012).       Don’t know who runs this Walmart, but it is a mess. The room of which the painting... Continue reading INSTALLED: Walmart

Bull and Ram is a migrating curatorial project run by artists Yevgeniya Baras and Eve Lateiner.   “Mythografia” opening Saturday February 25th 7-9pm — 270 Lafayette st. Suite 612, New York, NY JOANNE GREENBAUM MICHAEL BERRYHILL KEITH ALLYN SPENCER PAUL DEMURO JACKIE GENDEL   Joseph Campbell defined myths as having four basic functions: (1) the... Continue reading BULL and RAM: group show

  A month after the painting was installed outside the front of an abandoned house I realized it was finally gone; however, as I slowly drove by, I could barely make out a pinkish hue coming off the floor of the front porch. There it lie, tossed aside, my first proof of a negative encounter... Continue reading Proof Positive of Negative Results: “Life S Like a Bowl of Cherries, U Never No What U Gonna Get”

Installed and left Old Man Sweater at the Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology located at 297 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island. Leaving these works in places = graffiti? No! Leaving these works in places = shop-drop? No! Leaving these works in places = shameless self-promotion? No! (there’s no contact info/name anywhere on piece) Leaving these... Continue reading INSTALLED: Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology

A little review was written up on our Small Crowd: RISD MFA ’11 Painting show at Mixed Greens at ART FAG CITY: http://www.artfagcity.com/2011/07/01/getting-what-you-pay-for-risd-mfas-at-mixed-greens/   &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&   Also, at New American Paintings>Blog: http://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/small-crowd-risd-mfa-painting-grads-at-mixed-greens/      

I’ve taken some advice from a group of very respectful individuals and have created my first “how to” video, as if there needs to be more out there; BUT, I assure you there are currently none with the instructional insight which I have so generously provided today.

RISD Thesis Exhibition Graduate student work across 16 disciplines to be featured in showcase of more than 170 RISD artists and designers. May 19 – June 4, 2010 Opening reception May 19, 6-8pm open daily 12-5pm Hall C of the Convention Center in downcity Providence aka Tha Dunk  

We Care A Lot Anna Plesset Anthony Giannini Arthur Pen~a Astrid Toha Bruce Wilhelm Collin Hatton Corydon Cowansage Field Kallop Francisco Moreno Hilary Doyle Katie Bell Keith Allyn Spencer Kimo Nelson Michelle Rawlings Mike Schreiber Nell Painter Page Whitmore Rachel Klinghoffer April 22 – May 11           RISD Graduate Painting Department opening reception April 21st,... Continue reading We Care A Lot