by Jeffrey M Levine | Oct 22, 2020
Few places match the mystique and gentle beauty of the Catskill Mountains. Dotted with old barns and lush with winding streams, the Catskills are a lovely place to paint and enjoy fresh air only two hours from New York City. Thus far I painted four historic bridges...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Feb 8, 2020
There was a time when an art supply store was a destination of peaceful refuge and an incubator of dreams. In these once revered halls of colorful wonder, the sales people were quirky but knowledgeable and eager to help. I remember long conversations about the pros...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Dec 8, 2019
I’ve long been a fan of J.M.W. Turner’s huge luminous oils that hang in many museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in my hometown of Manhattan. However I was unaware of his watercolors, and when I learned about the exhibit at the Mystic Seaport Museum I had...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Oct 19, 2019
My relationship with making art has been complicated, mainly because of my day job as a medical doctor in New York City. Years ago I maintained a painting studio, but gave up the medium when I moved into a small Manhattan apartment to pursue my training. But the...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 21, 2019
The wild McKenzie River runs through the Willamette National Forest, west of the Cascade Range in Central Oregon. Over the July 4th weekend I went there to paint it. I managed to film my work and post it, and this is the story of my trip. I flew into Redmond and...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 22, 2019
Philip Sherrod shows off his collage of found objects. In my years as a physician at St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West Village I became friends with many artists who lived and worked in this neighborhood, and getting to know them opened up new worlds for me. ...