by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 28, 2021
Once the busiest lunch counter in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop closed earlier this year as a casualty of the Pandemic. But I just got the happy news that it will be reopening under new owners. This was a great place to sketch...
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 | Nov 26, 2020
When I first started sketching I was overwhelmed with sketchbook choices. I remember going into New York Central Art Supply and getting totally confused with the variety of books with different size, thickness, color of paper, binding, textures, recommended usage, and...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Nov 26, 2020
The summer of 2015 was the first time I really set out to explore art and develop my skills in Maine. I sketched and painted like crazy. Spent days wandering the DownEast coastline towns such as Rockland, Camden, Southwest Harbor, Bass Harbor, and Belfast, visiting...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Nov 1, 2020
This post is for those interested in technical specs for video and easel setup for painting Lowes Covered Bridge in Guilford, Maine. The camera is a Nikon Z6 mounted on a Vanguard tripod with a tilt arm that hovers over the painting, but needs counterweight using a...
