Risk management

Mike McCarty · 06-22-2005, 05:53 PM

I love D. G.'s paintings.

This painting is just the berries. Of course the playful nature of it is anchored by a rock solid portrait of a man in a suit. And the date - 1973.

I wonder who among us has taken this kind of risk lately? I would dare to say that if someone said to me that I had complete carte blanche (or Amex) I could not come up with this many berries.

Enzie Shahmiri · 06-23-2005, 05:02 PM

Nope, I can't count myself as a risk taker, but I like this work. It is whimsical, yet sensitive and strong.

Marcus Lim · 06-24-2005, 06:21 AM

That's an interesting concept for a portrait. So what is the full name of the initials D.G.? Please tell me more about this artist

Mike McCarty · 06-24-2005, 09:58 AM

I'm sorry Marcus I should have spelled it out, his name is Daniel Greene and his web site (recently created by C. D. whoops I did it again, I mean Cynthia Daniel) is located here . If you look on the right side running vertical you can see how he signed and dated the painting.

I'm sure I join the millions of Mr. Greene's admirers. There are other examples of risk taking on his web site, though this one is a peach all alone on it's tree. Of course it should be noted that when you reach the stature of a Daniel Greene whatever you do will tend to define the genre. But, (as if he needed me to defend him) this painting was created 32 years ago. I would be interested to know what Mr. Greene's standing in the field was in the early seventies. Unlike today, the opportunity for exposure back then would probably been limited to a somewhat localized crowd.

And now that I've given him my complete endorsement his stature should rise meteorically.

I've said it before -- for those of us that have not been able to take advantage of the workshops and other types of education that exist out there, Daniel Green's web site is a full course load of information.

Claudemir Bonfim · 06-24-2005, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike McCarty

I'm sure I join the millions of Mr. Greene's admirers.

I've said it before -- for those of us that have not been able to take advantage of the workshops and other types of education that exist out there, Daniel Green's web site is a full course load of information.

Definitely true Mike, I always visit this beautiful website made by Cynthia.

Henry Wienhold · 07-02-2005, 12:42 AM

I'm an admirer of Daniel Greene, I've seen some of his subway paintings, fascinating and just beautifully done. He really is a risk taker and not just with his paintings. In a sense he may place his own physical body in danger visiting and spending time in the subways of NYC.

Whenever I have visited NYC in the past I was too chicken to venture down into the subway system, I took a cab everywhere. I'm not a New Yorker, maybe some of the danger linked with the subway in Manhattan is just fabricated and not as dangerous as tourists may think, or maybe not.