Thank you for this and for introducing me to the Bay Area artists, its been quite a revelation. That quote by David Park's, towards the end, reminds me of my favourite quote from Anais Nin, 'Do not despair to reconcile yourself with your own image.' I mentioned before in a comment from one of your other excellent lectures the works of the British Neo-Romantics, from around 1935-55, and I think you would like the work of Keith Vaughan. Like you I was writing to artists back in the 1980s. People were incredibly generous with their time. Once again, I am really enjoying listening to your lectures. You speak so clearly and with a passion for your subject.
Once when living in Monterey, Ca I contacted his aunt Edith Truesdell & then drove far out in Carmel Valley in my VW Bus to meet her who was very friendly & treated me & my ex to dinner. Still remember that.
I stumbled upon this video in my RU-vid feed... and what a treasure! Your warmth, words, and overall encouragement appeal to me as an artist and as a middle school art teacher. Thank you.
Very insightful talk on David Park and your trajectory with his work over the years. Yes, I saw that show in SF on Bay Area Figurative Art, I think it was in ‘89. Great painter - thanks 🙏
So glad I made you laugh. As a teenager I used to to puppet shows and kid's birthday parties and it taught me how to be loose and funny in front of a crowd... even without a puppet on my hand.
This was a great video. I am wondering what you meant by "somewhere in between memory and present" on this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GAZ0UoM6_JQ.html
I was talking about the way that when an artist works from memory they portray a subject differently than if the person is present....something less literal.
