Critics Response

  • It’s an Impressive Bit of Work

    It’s an impressive bit of work. I’m in no position to critique. But here’s how I react. Ooof! That video looks like a lot of effort. But good for muscles, heart, and lungs. Resistance training. I had my doubts. Best finished works on a flat plane — nonrepresentational, post-expressionist, or undefined —  I’ve seen in…

  • We Encourage Dialogue

    We invite any and all to send us an email commenting on our work and we will publish it and engage with you. Our work is about participation going outward in all directions. Emails on the contact page.

  • Comments about the video and paintings

    Having watched the video a number of times, with the soundtrack & with it muted, I’m as convinced as ever that it’s a pretty gutsy decision to do it. The response to it has been interesting, to say the least. Most are impressed with how fully the 2D work connects to the video. I’ve sent…

  • Discovering Stranger Worth

    I just found the Stranger Worth website and read the statement on the CV page.  As an artist, I get what you wrote there and respect that.  You don’t need to write a CV, this is exactly what I was looking for packaged with some concise presentation of your work that tells your story a…

  • Some Early Morning Impressions

    Without fear or favor The image is about parenting – nurture – unlimited care, sacrifice, solace, unquestioned, natural  The color is close to the core of life and procreation/creation – warm in a way beyond the human attachment – the unthinking bond we have to protect and nurture our children. Shades of color are depths…

  • Ivy Stranger and Ernst Worth

    Ivy Stranger and Ernst Worth

    Last month it was my great pleasure to be invited to the studio of Ivy Stranger and Ernst Worth, which lies above the wild coast of Sonoma. After an impressive lunch and a wander around the property, we visited their workspace a steel building in the redwoods. Their paintings are raw, determined, and energetic. There…