Thursday, November 22, 2007

Garden State Magazine Winter 2007/08

Garden State Town & Country Living magazine has an article about me in their Winter 2007/08 edition, out on newsstands now through the beginning of March 2008.

Every issue features an artist in their Gallery section, and of course it was quite a thrill when they contacted me and asked if I'd be interested. Arts reporter Cathie Viksjo felt that my work has "a beautiful realism that our readers will like very much".

Since it's the winter issue of the magazine, one of my snow scenes was chosen to accompany the article - Amwell Valley Winter - a painting currently hanging in my solo show at the Triumph Brewery in New Hope, Pa., which runs until Dec 17.

I must say that I thought the article was a bit too flattering, but a friend said it describes me perfectly. One minor thing I'd like to correct though, is that when bicycling across the country, I rode pretty much straight west from Virginia to Colorado - not to Chicago as stated in the article - that would be crazy! From Colorado, we followed the Rockies north to Montana, then west again to Oregon. And it was a road bike, not a dirt bike. Other than those very minor points, I suppose the article sums me up pretty well:


You can read the rest of the article here on my website.

2 comments:

  1. Congratulation's Joe. This is a great article about you. I enjoyed finding out a little more about your earlier years.

    I love the snow scene you chose to accompany the article. Lovely, cool and crisp. It looks refreshing.

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  2. Thanks, Nancy. I have to admit, it's a bit weird reading an article about myself! The scene in that painting is the view across the street from my house, and it's really nice to be able to watch that view through the changing seasons.

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