For years I’ve tried to understand why Andrea Palladio’s buildings speak so deeply to me and why, beyond the obvious sculptural beauty of his work, his villas and palazzi leave me feeling so transformed. I think I have the beginnings of an answer: When we build...
If you can forgive the inconsistencies of some poorly-lit late night photographs, here are images of my progress in drawing a building Section that I completed back in August of 2012. I get to draw these compositions every so often, and they take a number nights...
Responsible designers are truthful about the materials they engage. A good designer should amuse, delight, and surprise those who experience their work through honesty - heightened by virtuosity. It may seem incongruous, but in this context I turn to the art of trompe l’oeil, literally 'fooling...
Trompe l'œil painting (literally meaning “fool the eye”) must be approached with a sense of humor: we should be amused when we discover the tricks being played on our senses, and stand in awe of the fresco masters who managed to transform paint and fresh plaster...
Here's a quick preview of some of the Woogmaster mirror designs for MunnWorks: they'll be hitting the floor at the Hospitality Design Expo from May 13-15th in Las Vegas. Hope to see you there! Please click this link to visit the MunnWorks website directly, and don't forget to...
We often look at Modernist buildings of the early Twentieth Century (think Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe) to see the famous 'Machines for Living,' noticing streamlined details, an almost clinical approach to hygiene, and a proud emphasis on new technology. We tend to...
What we might call defects can instead be the very things that make something imbalanced, meandering, inexplicable and engaging....
Observe closely, and you can see how a master makes something rather wonderful out of a mistake....
Ironic, isn't it, that a piece meant to be transported itself more often transports the viewer?...
On this platform I plan to take the occasional step back from my present professional immersion into the world of words and images that inspire me. ...