My painting is rooted in a place…but as a general matter I am not a faithful copyist of the everyday. “Yellow Skirt, Brooklyn, 2014,” oil on linen, 52 x 78 inches. © Elisa Jensen. Image courtesy of the artist. A young woman walks at a rapid clip. It is a winter day and she is […]

How can one, with any seriousness or sense of commitment, create a painting and take it through its life, and it doesn’t involve a loss as you develop it. Ruth Miller Forge, “Enamel Jug Still Life,” 2001 (reworked 2013), oil on linen © Ruth Miller Forge. Courtesy the artist and New York Studio School. Photo: […]