Old Man Mad about Paint
Look out whippersnappers. An old man is coming, his brushes are loaded, and he’s got birds on the brain! There are many birds on view in his studio in Brooklyn, by invitation, this year. Use this link for … Read More
The Pigeons of Winter 2013
Baz has been moving across and back from abstract to figures again. There will be pigeon paintings on canvas this winter. For a look at numbers 1 to 8, copy this link into your browser: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67642740@N08/sets/72157639449256424/show/with/11782313344/ These eight are all … Read More
Japanese Sex Art
“Shhh Shunga: Sex and pleasure in Japanese Art” is on view at the British Museum, London, until Jauary 5, 2014. Shunga actually means “spring pictures.” Many pictures from the floating world, another lovely meaning we all recognize…floating. According to the … Read More
“Gilles” surrounded by Lust, Intrigue, and Mockery
Basil has loved Watteau as long as he can remember — so in 20013 a trip to Paris meant a chance to see “Gilles” in the Louvre. Two huge impediments: Who knew one needs to reserve tickets online weeks … Read More
Our UK Tour – Final installment
October 17: Sussex University; October 24: Brookes Oxford First of all, Brookes Oxford is a new university in Oxford, not the ancient dreaming spires establishment. It was named in 1992 to honor its first principal … but was previously known … Read More
Our UK Tour – Questions asked in Canterbury
Questions asked October 10 and 11 Why did you start writing so late? (In 1985 Baz was 50 years old.) I had one abortive attempt after another from the time … Read More
Our UK Tour–VEG BOX aka Free Range
October 10, 2013: A train from London to Canterbury where Elaine Randall and Ian Rose met us, stashed our heavy bags in their car, and took us over (in the rain) to The Good Shed –a marvelous combo of farmer’s … Read More
Trove in the studio
In the studio: canvases await sizing…coat after coat. The way work is done. And on a work table, these: I wouldn’t call it “cleaning up” the studio…Baz would never. But he was rearranging things with an eye to … Read More