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by Roland Obedin-Schwartz It’s a strange winter in the Berkshires, defined not so much by a single season but by the confusion of seasons: winter comes and goes in angry droves while spring dots the weeks in odd, muddy bursts,… Continue reading →

by Roland Obedin-Schwartz   Tom O’Neil does not follow expectations when he starts a painting. He approaches the canvas with an open mind ready to “pay attention to an impulse.” It seems impossible: forming cohesion by following whims, yet this… Continue reading →

by Roland Obedin-Schwartz “Metaphysically, a thing in itself never expresses anything. It is the relation between things that gives meaning to them and that formulates a thought,” writes Hans Hoffman, in his essay “The Search for the Real in the… Continue reading →

by Roland Obedin-Schwartz It’s a warm October afternoon and I’ve hoofed it down to the spartan Cheim & Read Gallery to see recent work by the abstract painter Louise Fishman. In typical Chelsea fashion I’m greeted with a roundabout of… Continue reading →

by Roland Obedin-Schwartz I’ve been mulling over the strange experience of watching Tom O’Neil paint. I arrive at the studio and find him hard at work on a piece I’ve never seen before, a square canvas hanging where there used… Continue reading →

by Roland Obedin-Schwartz My name is Roland Obedin-Schwartz and my job on this site is to produce a series of mini-essays: conversational encounters with Tom O’Neil, his approach, and his art. I met Tom serendipitously, the result of an idea… Continue reading →

Welcome to the launch of Charles Thomas O’Neil’s updated site! We are excited to introduce a new feature: a series of short, conversational essays aimed at exploring Tom’s work and his artistic world in a new light, written by Roland Obedin-Schwartz.… Continue reading →

“Beauty is the search for Truth.” Tom O’Neil quotes Plato and makes sure I write it down. I’ve met O’Neil twice now, both times at his studio,  Against white walls he’s hung a little over a dozen paintings, some in… Continue reading →

I’m hanging 3 pieces in the group show Soul Appetite curated by Geoffrey Young at the Barn Gallery at Stonover Farm in Lenox, Massachusetts on Friday, July 13 through August 24.

31st Anniversary Gala & Silent Auction Bid on Tom’s painting: Honorees Klaus Biesenbach Marsha Norman Richard Serra Monday, April 30th Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York City You may purchase tickets and tables online HERE – at BOMBsite.com/gala