When a painting provides an immersive experience it is immediately recognized as a successful effort. This strong painting’s constitution, its capacity for persuasion...

I am alone, I put the ash flower; in the glass of ripened black, sister mouth; the word you speak lives on before the windows; and silent climbs me, just as I had dreamt.

I love all of Robert Yarber’s work, from his large-scale noir-paintings of the 80’s, to the more pared-down ones of the 90’s, to his present day ultra-expressionistic cartoon drawings.

My friend Cham Hendon died last month. He was a dedicated color renegade, a cool old dude who was easy to be with.

They crack me up as a group; one guy in a monkey-suit tuxedo, not so funny, but a room full, hilarious!