Brett Baker

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Budd Hopkins (1932 – 2011)

Better known for his parallel career as a UFO advocate and author, Budd Hopkins, deserves to be remembered for his painting career.

Kayla Mohammadi: Interview

“My paintings start from observation. I use seeing as a way to structure my painting. I can always go back to observation in my work if the paintings aren’t working.”

Painter John Hoyland died yesterday at age 76. Hoyland was part of the 1960 exhibition Situation: An Exhibition of British Abstract Painting, which also featured Gillian Ayres and William Turnbull. This exhibition featured large-scale abstract paintings that involved the viewer’s entire field of vision creating an immersive experience or “situation”. 1 In the 1960’s, Hoyland […]

Lucian Freud: Last Look

Lucian Freud looked with an unmatched intensity, a kind of scrutiny of which only a painter is capable.

Cy Twombly Remembered (1928-2011)

Cy Twombly worked purely, it seemed, from his feelings, thoughts, and impulses.

Twombly & Poussin: First Look

Curator Nicholas Cullinan narrates a first look at the exhibition Twombly and Poussin: Arcadian Painters.

Charline von Heyl Lecture

Charline von Heyl presents a generous and illuminating lecture on her work.

Painters’ Table Most Popular Posts: April

Artist interviews were popular in April, particularly those between artists – painters talking to painters. Interviews in a variety of formats are some of the most interesting posts on art blogs these days. Some artist blogs focus specifically on interviews. Gorky's Grandaughter, a video blog, records studio visits, two others (standard) interview and Studio Critical […]

Painters’ Table Most Popular Posts: March

March 2011 featured many wonderful painting blog posts on diverse topics ranging from hard-edged abstraction to the Danish Golden age of figure painting and by a mix of established art writers and artist bloggers. Sadly, March also saw the passing of Gabriel Laderman, in my mind one of the most important painters of the last […]

Hedda Sterne (1911 – 2011)

Hedda Sterne’s work always remained fiercely individual, ground-breaking, and difficult to categorize.

Painters’ Table Most Popular Posts: February

February 2011, a month that saw a preponderance of painting exhibitions in New York also produced some instantly classic painting blog posts. Don’t miss David Reed’s riveting remembrance of Philip Guston at the New York Studio School, painter Sean Scully filmed at work in his studio, a collection of historic interviews with painter Louis Finkelstein, […]

We Look on Colored Surfaces

In New York, in February 2011, the diverse possibilities of painting are alive and filling the galleries and museums.

Clyfford Still: A Life in Paintings

Clyfford Still: A Life in Paintings featuring painter Bill Jensen discussing his own discovery of Clyfford Still’s work.

Painters’ Table Most Popular Posts: January

Snowbound January days, it seems, were good for painting, reading, and blogging at least if the painting blogosphere is an indicator. Painters’ Table continues to feature posts from artist bloggers alongside more mainstream arts media to create a unique mix of painting coverage from across the web. Thanks to all who continue to submit blogs. […]

Painters’ Table Top Posts of 2010

Started with the idea that there is a magazine about painting created everyday on the web, we are thrilled to say this has proved to be true. It is inspiring to see so many artists and critics writing daily about painting. In a month and a half Painters’ Table has been able to send more […]

Robert Walser’s Microscripts

Robert Walser’s “Microscripts” are some of the most visually interesting pieces of 20th century writing.

Welcome to Painters’ Table!

After spending years searching for and reading blog posts about painting I had the idea to create a website where visitors could grab links to the best painting posts of the day. I thought it was a great idea – that was over a year ago. I built the site and privately tinkered with various […]