by Jeffrey M Levine | May 10, 2022
For sketchers and art lovers who enjoy Ancient Rome, there is a delightful gem of an exhibit on the Upper East Side, not far from the Metropolitan Museum. The NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is showing 35 frescoes from Pompeii rarely seen outside...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Nov 27, 2021
Years ago while browsing a second-hand store I became entranced by a moody oil painting of a tugboat with a silhouette of lower Manhattan in the background. The painting was covered in grime and might have decorated a smoky bar that served longshoremen who worked the...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 4, 2021
Driving the country roads in the North Woods of Maine looking for places to paint I did not expect to come face to face with a historical episode from World War II. Yet that is exactly what happed when I learned of the remains of a prisoner of war camp hidden away in...
by Jeffrey M Levine | May 10, 2021
On a recent Friday as the pandemic lockdown was lifting, I spent the day sketching at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On my list was the Benin Bronzes, spectacular sculptures which bear the stigma of colonial plunder, and have a dark and bloody history that belies...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 26, 2020
Adrian Hill (1895-1977) was an artist and author who recognized and promoted the value of art as a tool for healing, and established principles that we can use today in times of the Covid pandemic. Born in London, he entered art school at the age of 17 shortly before...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 12, 2020
When I learned that the Met had reopened I made online reservations, grabbed my sketch equipment, and revisited this icon of Manhattan’s art scene. Eager to start sketching, I ducked into the first gallery I encountered after passing through the main entrance....
