Painters I like: Kim Cogan

http://www.kimcogan.com/

Painters I like: Megan Euker

I saw her work at Linda Warren Gallery. Beautiful colors, beautiful handling of paint. Her paintings are really about pleasure.

www.meganeuker.com/

Painters I Like: Sarah Sohn

I've been seeing her work at the SAIC open studios for a while now and I'm always impressed

You can see more at:

http://www.sarahsohn.com/

Things I like:

I really enjoyed this wonderful article about the disappearing face of New York:


http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/05/the-disappearing-face-of-new-york/

Washington Mutual

I just finished my double billboard painting and my Washington Mutual painting in time for final critiques. I also discovered that the real Washington Mutual sign on Division and Ashland was just taken down. You can still see it on google maps though:

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Painters I like: Devin Leonardi

This guy is a year older than me, but he's making work that looks timeless.