From my latest newsletter:

A gentle master.

George Taylor Botha died on Wednesday night.

George was a great artist, and a noble friend. I have been blessed with a gift for finding treasure, sometimes objects, sometimes places, often people. George was one of these people. He was the best handler of oil paint I have ever encountered, and by far the best still life artist of our time. A virtuoso, innocent to his own abilities. Whenever I asked him how he achieved a certain texture, or a palimsest, or atmosphere, he had no idea. It seemed to flow from his personality, an extension of himself.


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Books and passions

For the love of art.
Essays on major artists in history.

Peace and Quiet. Ryno's movie.

ABD. A Victorian alphabet.

Painting in Oils.
Teaching notes from Ryno's workshops.

Curvilinear perspective.

The sounds of Venice.
A movie I made while
painting before dawn...

Croptool.
The perfect application for cropping your images, and it is free. Designed by Klaus Major and myself.

Thumbnails.
How to make thumbnails for your website (Mac)