Razor Thin

RAZOR THIN THE LINE between gardening and painting is razor thin, and one often bleeds into the other. June is an especially auspicious time; sowing, thinning, weeding, and transplanting countless Continue reading

Splash, Russell Steven Powell oil on canvas, 20x16

Fiddleheads

FIDDLEHEADS Every few years around this time I dust off my poem “Fiddleheads,” which first appeared in the Berkshire Review in 2004. I picked my first this weekend. Here, too, Continue reading

Green, 15x30, Orange, 9x12, Red, 30x24, Russell Steven Powell oil on canvas

Reception Tonight

RECEPTION TONIGHT, Friday, April 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for “Streaming Hatfield,” more than 30 new oil and acrylic paintings, Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant St., Northampton, Mass. A Continue reading