by Jeffrey M Levine | Sep 2, 2019
As someone who never went to art school, this slim out-of-print volume is probably the most informative book I’ve ever seen for learning how to sketch the human body. At only 120 pages, it contains hundreds of illustrations and easy-to-follow text that deliver tips,...
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. ...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 19, 2019
On Saturday night my wife and I decided to go adventuring and get Chinese food in Flushing, Queens. This place is considered the largest, least touristy, and most vibrant Chinatown in America. We took the 7 Train – nicknamed the Orient Express – from...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 16, 2019
Back in May as the weather tuned nice and spring began to take root I took a workship in the Hudson Valley with Garin Baker, sponsored by the Art Students League. This was a wonderful opportunity to get outside and paint in a spectacular environment close to...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 15, 2019
This is one of the sketches I did as a medical student when rotating through the VA Hospital. It was done with a felt-tip marker, probably a Flair, on the back of a Doctors Order sheet. It’s not dated, but was probably done in 1979. It shows a scene you...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 10, 2019
The first sunny weekend in June I set out to do plein air oil painting in Central Park. My equipment included my Open Box M easel, a basic array of primary colors, and one of my home-made panels surfaced with primed cotton. The park gets really crowded with...
