Entries by Evan Halter

Evan Halter (Author of 11 posts)

Hey all, Im a third year painting major at the Art Academy of Cincinnati studying at the New York Studio Residency Program for the fall semester. My influences include Darren Waterston, Victor Timofeev, Eden Goff, and Franz Kline.

NYSRP Experience Summation

Hello all, I apologize for taking so long to post on here. Our group show went really well, we had a a ton of people come through to look at our work. I’m extremely proud of the work I made…

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Psycho-Tank

Yesterday some studio-mates and I went to the New Museum to check out Carsten Holler’s  new show “Experience.” Its a totally interactive exhibition with a carousel, giant 3 story spiral slide, and the psycho-tank which is giant sensory deprivation tank…

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Well, I woke up to this this morning: New York decided to skip fall today and go straight to winter. I definitely wasn’t prepared for it but I’m sure not complaining.

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Thursday night was a very long night. I was at the studio until around 1:30am getting ready for mid semester critiques that were yesterday morning and I didnt end up getting home until 3. It was one of the longest…

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Here goes nothing

Well, I’m about to start a 2 by 8 foot painting on wood panel. I’m really excited to start such a big piece, it’s been a long time coming and I actually have an idea of what I want it…

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Today has proven to be much more productive than yesterday. Which is really great because I spent about 4 hours making easel shelves and drilling them into the wall. Trying to make them level is a whole other story. But…

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Hey all! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted, it’s getting pretty intense in the studio. So today I am going to be working on finishing a larger watercolor while simultaneously working on 4 smaller watercolors, a medium sized…

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Untitled (the actual title in parentheses)

Today we had our first seminar at the NYSRP which was a professional practice seminar with Artist Meghann Snow. It is a new seminar they added to the program, so they are basically testing it out on us which is…

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Lots of Schlepping

Well it’s been an interesting two days. Yesterday was orientation for the NYSRP which went well, though a little awkward as most “first day”s are, and it looks like I’ll be sharing studio space with some really cool people. After…

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Finally in NYC

Im finally in NYC after two days of driving with my family and everything we crammed in the back of the car. Most of my stuff is moved into my brothers apartment in Williamsburg and I spent my fist night…

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