Boris Godunov

Anna Akhmatova with Flower

2010-12-29T15:49:00.000-08:00

Plum

2010-12-01T18:41:00.001-08:00

Lonely Tree in Morning Mist

2010-11-29T16:12:00.001-08:00

Afternoon in Central Park

2010-11-27T10:57:00.001-08:00

2010-11-27T10:55:00.000-08:00

I am having a Holiday weekend sale at my Etsy shop. Check it out at:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BorisG

Crab Apples on White

2010-11-25T20:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

Three Oak Trees in Central Park

2010-11-24T19:58:00.000-08:00

Stream Running Through Trees

2010-11-23T18:42:00.001-08:00

Trees by the Pond

2010-11-22T18:23:00.000-08:00

Cortland on Wood

2010-11-20T13:19:00.001-08:00

Meadow in Central Park

2010-11-15T18:49:00.000-08:00

Fall is my favorite season... the colors are so exquisite! We've had beautiful, warm weather the past few days, and I enjoyed painting all weekend long.

Silver with Clementine

2010-11-11T17:39:00.001-08:00

Oak Tree in Central Park

2010-11-06T19:36:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day in NYC today, and everyone is excited for the marathon tomorrow. Good luck runners!

Blushing Bartlett Pear

2010-11-02T18:05:00.001-07:00

Autumn Tree

2010-10-30T17:19:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween!

Water Glass and Rosebud

2010-10-27T11:15:00.001-07:00

Two Italian Plums

2010-10-23T15:08:00.001-07:00

Crab Apples on Blue

2010-10-21T10:36:00.001-07:00

My Darling Clementine

2010-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

Pale Autumn Flowers

2010-10-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

Split Pomegranate 2

2010-10-12T20:31:00.001-07:00

Bird

2010-10-09T19:01:00.000-07:00

Sprig of Rose Hip

2010-10-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm sorry that I have been away so long. I had a busy summer during which I painted a lot, but had no time for my daily painting project. However, I am back in the saddle again and rearing to go. Here is my first painting to kick off the season, of a sprig of rose hip which I picked in Central Park.

I have some paintings at Guy Lyman Fine Art in New Orleans. Check the website out at:
http://guylymanfineart.com/home.html.

Creamer and Jelly Beans

2010-05-15T20:04:00.001-07:00

Sugar Bowl with Yellow Flowers 2

2010-05-06T20:48:00.000-07:00

Does the blog imitate life, or does life imitate the blog? This is the second version of "Sugar Bowl with Yellow Flowers" which brought to mind my post on April 12 about Chardin's "repeats"...

Cup of Flowers

2010-05-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

Silver Salt Shaker and Strawberry

2010-04-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

Something about the shape of this salt shaker reminds me of the Kremlin... so much so that I had to paint something red beside it!

Pink Bloom

2010-04-26T20:26:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the irregular postings lately... I have been busy trying to get my website organized. Also, some of my recent daily paintings have gotten a little more complex, and have become two day paintings. But not to worry, I'll keep them coming. As always, thank you for your attention!

My New Website

2010-04-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

Please visit my new website at:

http://www.borisgodunov.arloartists.com/

Comments are welcome!

Teacup and Flower

2010-04-24T20:16:00.001-07:00

Yellow Flowers in Champagne Flute

2010-04-21T19:18:00.001-07:00

White Blossoms

2010-04-19T19:16:00.001-07:00

Pink Buds in Water Glass

2010-04-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

2010-04-13T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yet another nameless flower, you must be wondering... what's up with that? After all, my countryman Nabokov's prose is oftentimes long, nearly uninterrupted vegetal incantations. The answer is probably quite predictable- I paint them for their beauty, not for their names (which I don't know anyway)!

Sugar Bowl with Yellow Flowers

2010-04-13T20:45:00.001-07:00

Onion, Clove of Garlic

2010-04-12T21:48:00.000-07:00

I am still trying to unravel the mystery of painting onions and garlic. Pulling of the skin of the onion, dismantling the head of garlic altogether- I believe I made some progress. On somewhat more serious note about painter's repeating themselves, once when I was in Paris the Louvre was having a large exhibition on the french painter Chardin. After seeing the show with a few friends we went out for dinner. The "problem" of Chardins' "repeats" was brought up. My friends felt that painting variations of his own paintings was somehow cheating, selling out, being mercantile, and any other sin you could think of. I was arguing that it was a perfectly legitimate and fascinating activity, and the "repeats" were in fact original paintings. Even when the composition and coloring was identical, the different consistency of the paint would create a new painting. When the paint consistency was very close to the original, the varnish on the paintings would differ in age and render one painting silvery and the other pale gold.
The life of paint is the life for a painter, of course. The way paint imitates life in all it's textures is a most fascinating thing. Sometimes I feel like life imitates paint.
Please check out my Youtube videos which document my struggles to paint the ordinary objects of an onion and a clove of garlic, and my personal efforts to get the paint to at least imitate life.

Creamer and Lime Wedge

2010-04-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

Glass and Lemon Slice

2010-04-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

Spring Flowers in Vase

2010-04-05T18:37:00.000-07:00

We have had a few truly beautiful spring days in New York- I hope it continues!

Teacup and Magnolia Bud

2010-04-02T19:42:00.000-07:00

Lemon Slice

2010-04-01T19:36:00.000-07:00

Cracked Egg #3

2010-03-31T17:53:00.001-07:00

Peppermint Candy

2010-03-30T20:23:00.001-07:00

Magnolia Bud

2010-03-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

Springtime, anyone?

Cracked Egg #2

2010-03-26T19:02:00.001-07:00

Split Plum

2010-03-25T19:59:00.001-07:00

Cracked Egg

2010-03-24T22:01:00.001-07:00

March Bloom

2010-03-23T20:51:00.001-07:00

Cup d'etat

2010-03-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

In the now famous incident in my studio today three gummy worms successfully toppled a tyrannical teacup. I believe the red is the original coloring of some of the participants, and not indicative of any bloodshed. All for your entertainment, ladies and gentlemen, all for your entertainment. Well, a bit for my own too.

Peeled Grapefruit

2010-03-19T22:17:00.000-07:00

The End of the Journey

2010-03-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

So, ladies and gentleman, was the final breath drawn and the last drop of jelly blood spilt by the donut that appeared for the first time a few days ago. This took place in front of the magnificent mountain sunrise of a crumpled paper napkin which assured me, in print, that it was made entirely of recycled material. All to satisfy my morning sugar craving, and for the pleasure of your eyes.

Cadbury Busted

2010-03-17T22:08:00.000-07:00

Or maybe it should be called Humpty Dumpty?

Donut Under Attack

2010-03-16T20:30:00.000-07:00

And fading fast...

Bleeding Donut

2010-03-15T21:14:00.000-07:00

By the time I got this tasty treat home from my local Dunkin Donuts, it was looking a little worse for the wear. It had somehow found it's way to the bottom of my backpack where it was bruised and battered, and it's jelly was starting to leak.

Sketchbook and Novel

2010-03-12T17:47:00.000-08:00

Two Peaches

2010-03-11T19:25:00.001-08:00

Red Onion with Onion Skin

2010-03-10T19:45:00.000-08:00

Split Head of Garlic

2010-03-09T21:03:00.001-08:00

Two Ruddy Skinned Pears

2010-03-08T18:57:00.000-08:00

"... It's almost noon, you say? If so,

Time flies, and I need not rehearse

The rosebuds-theme of centuries of verse.

If you mustgo,

Wait for a while, then slip downstairs

And bring us up some chilled white wine,

And some blue cheese, and crackers, and some fine

Ruddy-skinned pears."

from the poem "A Late Aubade" by Richard Wilbur.

Red Delicious

2010-03-05T19:16:00.000-08:00

Four Books

2010-03-04T19:26:00.001-08:00

Brown Paper Bag

2010-03-02T20:18:00.001-08:00

Branches in Glass

2010-03-01T19:28:00.001-08:00

Study for a Portrait

2010-02-26T15:47:00.001-08:00

Study for Self Portrait

2010-02-25T19:44:00.000-08:00

A Shot in a Shot

2010-02-24T19:00:00.001-08:00

A Shot and a Shot

2010-02-23T20:30:00.001-08:00

Pink Rose Buds in Glass

2010-02-22T18:56:00.000-08:00

Stack of Books

2010-02-19T20:26:00.000-08:00

St. Thomas of Aquinas said "Beware the man of one book." This is definitely not a problem for me!

Three Plums

2010-02-18T18:33:00.001-08:00

After the Storm

2010-02-17T21:10:00.000-08:00

Mandarin on Blue

2010-02-16T20:39:00.001-08:00

Asparagus on Blue Plate

2010-02-15T19:32:00.001-08:00

Chocolate covered Strawberry

2010-02-12T19:35:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

Lily

2010-02-11T20:40:00.001-08:00

Mandarin and Gladiolus

2010-02-10T20:39:00.000-08:00

Pomegranate and Glass

2010-02-09T20:13:00.001-08:00

Roses in White Vase

2010-02-08T19:26:00.001-08:00

A Rose Lying on a Table

2010-02-05T18:17:00.000-08:00

Roses in Water Glass

2010-02-04T18:58:00.001-08:00

Tulip in Champagne Glass

2010-02-03T20:00:00.001-08:00

Rose in Champagne Glass

2010-02-02T19:58:00.001-08:00

Orchid

2010-02-01T19:31:00.001-08:00

Two Metal Cups

2010-01-25T18:36:00.000-08:00

I will be out of town and out of touch for the next four days, but posting will be back to normal next week.

Shell, Bowl, Strawberry

2010-01-22T19:16:00.000-08:00

Three Roses

2010-01-21T19:57:00.000-08:00

Bowl of Lemons

2010-01-20T21:02:00.001-08:00

Bowl of Strawberries

2010-01-19T20:28:00.001-08:00

Birch Trees in Snow

2010-01-18T22:22:00.001-08:00

Two Tangerines

2010-01-15T20:01:00.001-08:00

Two Pomegranates

2010-01-14T18:10:00.001-08:00

A Solitary Persimmon

2010-01-13T20:01:00.001-08:00

Street Scene in Harlem

2010-01-12T14:15:00.000-08:00

Red Onion

2010-01-11T17:37:00.000-08:00

Two Apples

2010-01-08T17:36:00.001-08:00

Pear

2010-01-07T20:31:00.000-08:00

Brighton Beach at Night

2010-01-06T19:01:00.001-08:00

Pale Lemon

2010-01-05T20:44:00.001-08:00

Split Pomegranate

2010-01-04T19:38:00.001-08:00

Tangerine

2010-01-01T19:30:00.001-08:00