Impression of the one-man show at The Roberson Museum in Binghamton, NY- Brian Keeler "Uncovering the Surface" is a perfectly apt title to this wonderful show at the Roberson Museum in Binghamton, NY of the work of Orazio Salati. The exhibit presents dozens of works (77 to be exact) from the past 50 years with nearly three years required in preparation. Salati has been a mover, shaker, inspirer and supporter of the arts in the Southern Tier of New York, Northeastern Penns

An Exhibit, a book and the poetics of Light- the work of Norman Rockwell- essay- Brian Keeler To say that the current exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA represents a turning point in history is certainly true (the onset of electric lights) but it is also a sublime presentation from which the viewer can muse about light. In short, this collection is a wonderfully conceived theme, on light at the intersection of science and art- at the dawning of a new

An essay on the island off the coast of Maine- Brian Keeler- Above - A small (12" x 12") oil painting by the author- created en plein air on Monhegan Island. See the links at the bottom of this essay to view a video of the work being created on site. Seeking the Muse on an Atlantic Island- Two jutting rocky protuberances of land make their stand against the Atlantic off the coast of Maine and they are brave redoubts for us artists to clamber over while we search for t

An ode to the telephone poles in our landscape- Brian Keeler When we regard telephone poles, telegraph poles (if there are any left) and various other vertical infrastructures (if we even think much about them at all) they are merely necessary aspects of the towns, cities and countryside where we live and travel. They do have a visual component that we sometimes appreciate and sometimes disdain as intrusive. In this essay I will enterain how these vertical sturctures are

It all comes out in the wash- An essay on life, death and soul.- Rhythms and rhymes of nature- Brian Keeler "I do not fear death, I had...