Oil on an Unusual Surface: A Painter Finds His Marbles

The painter Don Joint is in love—in love, that is, with marble. Mr. Joint’s recent efforts in oil, on display at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, are the result of a chance encounter with a still-life painted on marble by the 18th-century Dutch artist Gerard van Spaendonck. Attracted to the tactile qualities of white marble—its Read More

Oil on an Unusual Surface: A Painter Finds His Marbles

The painter Don Joint is in love—in love, that is, with marble. Mr. Joint’s recent efforts in oil, on display at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, are the result of a chance encounter with a still-life painted on marble by the 18th-century Dutch artist Gerard van Spaendonck. Attracted to the tactile qualities of white marble—its Read More