Ruth Ann Fredenthal speaking on classical and dramatic painting.

My interview with Ruth Ann Fredenthal was very eye opening with her thoughts on coming up in the art world and her own education on painting. Her thoughts on being a painter are quite fascinating.

I'll let you make up your own mind by introducing this clip.



Thanks to all who helped contribute to the film to allow me my last trip for filming. The next round of campaign contributions is upon us. So please do help in any way you can. You can click any of the donation buttons to the right of this page to show your support.

Ronnie Landfield being an art mover of Rosenquist.

Sharing this fantastic clip of Painter Ronnie Landfield talking about his early days and how he helped set up a few shows for fellow artists, including James Rosenquist's second show at the Green Gallery.



Thanks to all who contributed in helping get me to NYC for this recent filming trip. It is all greatly appreciated. Already looking forward to the next trip.

John Zinsser on his history.

Short clip from my talk with Painter John Zinsser. He speaks about the painting he was in front of during the last interview and how it relates to his history as a painter.



Much more to come. The documentary is getting closer and closer to being ready for the editing stage.

Thanks to all that contributed to the campaign to get this film made. History is on our side.

Michael Brennan on early fame.

A new interview with Painter Michael Brennan on early fame and how it can haunt those that receive it.



Keep focused for more interview segments. So much more is available, the film itself is going to be awesome.

Peter Reginato is drawing.

Video construction from my time spent with Peter Reginato while he was drawing. Side note, the drawing he is making, has been donated to the films campaign. If interested, please let me know. Otherwise the drawing goes up with the new campaign which is coming soon.



Enjoy, and have a wonderful day. ;-)

The campaign lives on!

I wanted to take a moment to say Thanks to all those wonderful insightful people who donated to the Kickstarter Campaign. Unfortunately it didn't get all the donations it needed to become a successful campaign. Even after the campaign ended, people are still sending in funds via paypal to help get the next phase of the film made. Granted, what amount you decide to donate will be responded to with the specific pledge it was accompanied with. So if you still give $25 you'll have the digital download in HD of the full film. For $45 you'll have the DVD and digital download. And onward. If you need to check out what the levels were. Please feel free here.


Since so many of you have been gracious enough to help like this, I do have special gifts I wish you to have, but i'll let them be a gift and not tell you about them. ;-)


Just click the box to be taken to the Paypal site. You don't have to sign up for their service to use it.


It will ask you what email to send the funds to. Put in jeffrey@jeffreycollins.us and it will be good.


Thank you all for the support. Jeffrey

Essay in NyArtsMagazine today!

Woke up today and found out this wonderful nugget of happiness was sitting on the NyArtsMagazine website. What a wonderful way to begin your day. ;-) An awesome push for the documentary. Keep on getting it out there, and thanks to all that made it happen. Definitely including all the wonderful donors.


http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/curated/documentary-painting-and-beyond