Writing

In addition to his visual artwork, Brett also contributes to the painting dialog as a nationally recognized blogger and art writer.  Brett blogs daily at Painters' Table, a painting magazine blog with an international readership. He is also a quarterly contributor to the journal Aeqai. 

Selected recent articles, reviews, and blog posts

Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Aeqai,May 22, 2013
Review of the first retrospective exhibition of the work of Bay Area painter Jay DeFeo.

Nicolas de Staël: Needs to be Seen, Painters' Table, May 13, 2013
Review of the exhibition of paintings by Nicolas de Staël at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York.

Robert Goodnough: Subject Matter of the Artist, Painters' Table, May 6, 2013
Book Review of a new collection of Robert Goodnough's writings from Soberscove Press.

Inheritance and Potential, Aeqai, January 18, 2013
Review of an exhibition of paintings by David Paulson at Jonathan Burden, LLC, New York

Margaret McCann: Interview, Painters' Table, November 21, 2012
A conversation with painter Margaret McCann.

George Hofmann's Instant Awareness, Painters' Table, October 14, 2012
Review of an exhibition of recent paintings by George Hofmann at Show Room, New York.

Focusing the Field, Painters' Table, October 9, 2012
Essay for the online exhibition Focused Field at Curating Contemporary.

Jan Müller's Abstract Tale, Painters' Table, June 17, 2012
Review of the exhibition Faust and Other Tales: The Paintings of Jan Müller at Lori Bookstein Fine Art, New York.

A Conversation with Patrick Jones, Painters' Table, May 16, 2012
A conversation with, and thoughts on the paintings of, Patrick Jones.

The Drawings of Clyfford Still, Painters' Table, April 23, 2012
Thoughts on the first exhibition of Clyfford Still's works on paper.

Anti-Gravity, Aeqai, April 15, 2012
Review of exhibitions by Adolph Gottlieb, Ron Gorchov, and Douglas Florian.

Dazzling Darkness, Painters' Table, March 7, 2012
Review of the exhibition Dark Matters at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York.

Hidden Gems, Aeqai, January 21, 2012
Review of exhibitions of paintings by Barnett Newman, Matisse, Harvey Quatman, and Joan Mitchell.

Ray Parker's Meta-World, Painters' Table, January 13, 2012
Review of the exhibition Ray Parker, Simple Paintings from the 1960s at Washburn Gallery, New York.

21 Great Painting Posts from 2011, Huffington Post, January 2, 2012
Feature highlighting 21 of the best on-line painting features and blog posts published in 2011.

Perle Fine: The Cool Series, Painters' Table, December 9, 2011
Review of the exhibition Perle Fine: The Cool Series (1961-63) at Spanierman Modern.

Ted Stamm: Paintings At Minus Space, Painters' Table, October 8, 2011
Review of the exhibition Ted Stamm: Paintings At Minus Space, Brooklyn, New York

Gabriel Laderman On Art, Painters' Table, September 17, 2011
Blog post highlighting the late painter Gabriel Laderman's lesser known role as an art blogger.

Lucian Freud: Last Look, Painters' Table, July 22, 2011
Obituary for painter Lucian Freud.

Cy Twombly Remembered, Painters' Table, July 5, 2011
Obituary for painter Cy Twombly (1928-2011)

Robert Walser's Microscripts, Painters' Table, December 14, 2010
Thoughts on the visual nature of Robert Walser's microscripts.