by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 27, 2018
Porto & Madrid In the summer of 2018 I attended the Urban Sketchers Annual Symposium in Porto, Portugal. This was a splendid opportunity to enjoy the food, wine, and rich cultural heritage of this beautiful country. Afterwards I spent a few days in Madrid where...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 3, 2018
Oil, Gouache, Casein This is a collection of most of my paintings executed in oil, casein, and/or gouache. I included a lot of work – you can decide which ones are successful and which should not see the light of day. Some are better than others but rest assured...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 20, 2018
Watercolors When done right it looks so simple, but its simplicity is deceiving. Watercolor is finicky and unforgiving, and depends on many variables like paper, pigments, ambient humidity, etc. The key is knowing when to walk away from a work in progress and put the...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 20, 2018
Plein Air Painting Plein air painting is a challenging endeavor. The process begins with assembling and transporting your set-up and finding a good location. Once you get there, you need to deal with wind, weather, mosquitos, curious tourists, vehicles that block...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 20, 2018
Washington Heights Diary In 2014 my wife and I took up temporary residence in Washington Heights while our apartment was being renovated. We discovered an amazing community of orthodox Jews and Dominicans living blocks from each other. Before we moved I bought my...
