Category Archives: Notes from Studio Lockdown

Dear friends, They say that if you are not failing you are not trying hard enough, and also that failing is good because then you can learn from your mistakes. But art is a subjective field – how do you tell if your work of art is a failure or not? My dealer Mary Boone considers every painting in an… Read More

Dear Friends, Perhaps you’ve had a nice lunch and are now back in your studio revved up to create a masterpiece. You’ve got your tools laid out, a chunk of time to yourself and lots of great ideas to explore, and then it hits – despair. How do you tell if your artwork is good or bad? Indeed, are you… Read More

Dear Friends, Drawing can be a lovely activity, but the transition from planning a bacchanal on paper to painting in the fun bits on canvas can include arduous tasks. One could hand off these duties to an assistant, but doing them myself charges my subconscious for the last-minute flourishes that can make a painting come alive. I am happy to… Read More

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 at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City. Follow her on this blog for sneak peeks into her studio! Dear Friends,One of the most important things an artist… Read More

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to introduce a new and ongoing bi-monthly series on this blog. Artist Hilary Harkness will be regularly posting “Notes from Studio Lockdown” as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City. See below for her first “Note” and follow her on this blog as she pulls it… Read More