He later became Chairman of the arts department at Haverford College, retiring in His lovely Germantown home is full of his work, always changing, always new.
Whenever he asks me what I think of a new piece we …. We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
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Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. Robert Finch, who turns a very youthful 79 in April, attended the Philadelphia College of Art now the University of the Arts , and upon graduation, became a teacher there. Whenever he asks me what I think of a new piece we are neighbors , I panic and tell him that that I know nothing about art. Thus emboldened, I offer a few bumbling impressions, hoping not to say anything insane or offensive, and I'm flattered when he actually seems to value my opinion — a tribute to his skill as a teacher and ambassador for art.
You have to figure out who you really are through your drawing. Artists need to find out where they fit in, and how they can personalize these traditions that they are carrying on. It's not just about reproducing images with accuracy. Henri Matisse said, 'Accuracy is not truth. In my work as an artist, I always picture myself as if in a groove, or a 'favorable furrow. I've had many moments of pure joy there. I consider myself very lucky to have had a wife Sue Finch who has allowed me to pursue my art all these years.
