Category Archives: Notes from Studio Lockdown

Robert Taplin: Selections from Three Series 1985-2024

Posted on January 10, 2025

“Robert Taplin: Selections from Three Series, 1985-2024” presents three distinct bodies of work linked by their narrative impulse. The first body of work comes from the mid-eighties with the emotional freight of that neo-expressionist era. They are made from forged steel plates that are hammered into hollow, free standing figures that appear to have emerged from the molten center of… Read More

Does Painting Still Matter?

Posted on April 18, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown: An Allegorical Tale of a Backpacker in Alappuzha

Posted on April 4, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown: In Search of Bhagyanath Chandroth

Posted on March 14, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown: Creating in the Multiverse

Posted on February 29, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown: Tom Cruise has good taste

Posted on February 14, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown

Posted on February 2, 2012

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Why I Love Deadlines

Posted on April 26, 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to share a note by Hilary Harkness. Regularly posting her “Notes from Studio Lockdown,” Hilary blogs with us as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City, on Thursday, May 5, 5–7pm. Dear friends, As I prepare for my May 5th show (please come! the opening is 5-7pm… Read More

Six Things You Should Know About the Color Green

Posted on March 14, 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to share a new note by Hilary Harkness. Regularly posting her “Notes from Studio Lockdown,” Hilary blogs with us as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition in May at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City. Follow her on this blog for sneak peeks into her studio practice! Dear friends,Now is a good… Read More

Distinguish Yourself as an Artist by Painting from Life

Posted on March 9, 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to share a new note by artist Hilary Harkness. “Notes from Studio Lockdown” is Hilary’s blog with us as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition in May at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City. Follow her on this blog for exclusive views of her studio practice! Dear friends, You might wonder… Read More