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....
by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 1, 2020
I am a fan of old trains, so in late July I went on a sketch adventure to the abandoned locomotives of the Allagash wilderness. Deep in Maine’s North Woods sit two rusting 100-ton steam engines, remnants of the lumber industry that once supplied twenty percent of...
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 | Jan 26, 2020
Before the explosion of the Urban Sketchers movement that began in 2007 there was very little published on this topic. On a recent visit to Los Angeles I stopped by my favorite art bookstore, Hennesy & Ingalls, and discovered some treasures I’d like to...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 5, 2020
For years Venice beach has been a place for rejuvenation of my creative energies. Life in Manhattan is perpetually stressed, leading to rigidity and stagnation. Nothing remedied this better for me than hopping on a plane to California to chill out in Venice. I would...
