Studio and Garden

by Altoon Sultan

November 12, 2021

Thomas Nozkowski's Distinct and Personal Vision

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Thomas Nozkowski, who sadly died in 2019, made paintings like no one else's, and each painting was an exploration of color and form tota...
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October 31, 2021

John Chamberlain: Material and Meaning

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I've recently been having very interesting conversations about the meaning that is embedded in an artwork: are we to see abstract work a...
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October 7, 2021

For Eggplant Lovers: Fried Eggplant Patties

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It's been a very long time since I posted a recipe on this blog. But during the summer I fell in love with a recipe from Marcella Hazan...
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September 24, 2021

The Blasted Tree: A Visual Metaphor

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  On a recent walk through the woods I saw that a large tree had two of its limbs shattered, possibly by a lightning strike. The breaks look...
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September 9, 2021

The Vegetable Garden: Aesthetic and Gustatory Pleasures

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I love my vegetable garden. What could be more wonderful than bringing a basket of just-picked vegetables into the house for a meal? It'...
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August 24, 2021

Questions I Ask Myself While Painting

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     When we work at tasks––cooking, cleaning, gardening, repairing––I imagine that all of us ask ourselves questions, whether consciously o...
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August 12, 2021

Mushrooms: Wonders of the Woods

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"One shouldn't go to the woods looking for something, but rather to see what is there." John Cage It was thrilling to spot thi...
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Altoon Sultan
I'm a native New Yorker––from the Flatbush area of Brooklyn––and now paint, make textiles, and relief sculpture, and also garden on an old hill farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. My works are in many public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery, London.
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