Below are a few samples of my academic papers (all links to .pdf files):

Armillary Spheres and Scientific Instruments in Renaissance life and Art

Betty vs. Veronica
American Archie-types

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Beneath the Surface

The Letters of Gustave Corbet from May Through December 1854 as Original Source Material

Asher B. Durand

"Is That a Painting?
It Looks Just Like a Photograph"

Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger and the Four Days' Battle

Howard Cruse
Narrative and Gender Issues

Jay Hambidge
The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry

Otto Neurath
Logical Positivism, the Unity of Science Movement and ISOTYPE

Issues of Originality and Ownership in Relationship to Elzie Crisler Segar's Popeye the Sailor Man

I began writing art criticism in 1990 when I was Editor of the UArts newspaper. Still to this day I try to find time to put down my thoughts about the state of the art and the state of man. And I've continued to publish these musings no matter how pointless or wrong-headed.