Comments on: Interview with Jeffrey Carr

By: Jeffrey Thornton Carr

Jeffrey Thornton Carr — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:13:57 +0000

I just saw this, Jack. I remember you. Thanks for the kind comments. Glad you are well. Look at this: http://jeffreycarrart.com/exhibitions

By: Jack Williams

Jack Williams — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 03:35:20 +0000

To this day, in late middle age and after one semester with Jeff Carr some four decades past, I continue happily living a life that he so profoundly changed (sending me to Parsons to study with Leland Bell, for one). Strange how a few words in an interview (in this case about teaching at some small art schools in Connecticut) could unravel decades in a life. In 1985 or ’86 in New Haven, Jeff taught a figure painting class one evening per week, if memory serves. We loved it and him. He swept into the room (where I briefly taught the same class many years later) with piles of books on his favorite painters to share with us. He was brilliant, energetic, and happy and like nothing our little commercial art school had ever encountered. He was kind to us, and I for one never forgot him. His casual remark during a critique one night that I was a “structural painter, like Titian,” sustains me even tonight as I prep my classroom for next semester with casts and giant reproductions of favorite painters. These include Jeff Carr, whose painting “Gauguin Still Life” sold opening night at the old Mona Berman Gallery on York in New Haven; I still have the post card of the painting, which I’ve had reproduced as a large-scale poster for teaching purposes. Highs and lows over the past forty years, like everyone, but one of the true highlights in my life was having Jeff more or less to myself for a few hours each week. And I’m just one among multitudes of his students and friends. I’m sure I speak for many when I say thank you, Jeff, for giving me so much so long after I knew you. So much, dear Jeff.

By: Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:34:12 +0000

In reply to Kathy Calhoun. Thanks Kathy. I'll look you up on Facebook. J

By: Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:33:38 +0000

In reply to Deborah Kahn. Thanks Deborah. Nice to hear from you again.

By: Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:33:04 +0000

In reply to Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo. Thanks Adeline. I enjoy your Facebook posts.

By: Jeffrey Carr

Jeffrey Carr — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:32:26 +0000

In reply to Eve. Thanks Eve. You must be a meditator.

By: Kathy Calhoun

Kathy Calhoun — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:53:10 +0000

A fantastic in depth interview. I especially love the closing remarks of painting being “useless” and that is survives (as does other “worthless” pursuits of gourmet cooking, poetry etc) because of the pleasure it produces.

By: Deborah Kahn

Deborah Kahn — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 21:50:10 +0000

Wonderful interview and I love looking at the paintings. Thank you to Jeff and Larry.

By: Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo

Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:06:00 +0000

Beautiful work Jeffrey Carr!! and terrific interview..

By: Eve

Eve — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:49:34 +0000

What a wonderfully insightful interview and discussion on paintings informed by a an academic overview of a century of figurative and landscape painting. The personal insights gained by your observation and meditation practice are evident and contribute to my understanding of your amazing paintings. Thank you