Published Essays
Benton and Pollock: The Rhythm Kings
Two American painters have been profound stimuli to my continued
interest in art for nearly six decades: Thomas Hart Benton and
Jackson Pollock. Benton inspired me as a kid with what I later
concluded to be a distinctive use of "line continuity" (my term),
which manifested a unique effect of rhythm in his work. My first
sighting of a Pollock piece stirred an untapped reservoir of
emotion that overwhelmed me. more . . .
Verse: Soul Shadows
prose and musings of Dave McQuitty
