I have followed his work over the years and have admired his subtle color and clearly constructed compositions.

His quoting of Fairfield Porter is important for me too as it resonates with a way of seeing and making ones work. To respond to the world around us, and to find a way to invest it with our feelings for the place and time. Porter also saw the necessity of making the paint and the mark something that was itself responsive to expression.

I heard in Langdon’s comments the sincerity of his feeling for making painting an authentic personal expression. His concern for luminosity in color as light and the space that is to be felt and constructed by color came through in his remarks as it does in his work.

Having a homes in Umbria and NY state, and having a long and distinguished career as a teacher has provided him with the life which feeds his paintings. I know too as a teacher that the best we can do is to guide our students to find their own path and follow their instincts but we need to give them the visual resources to make a coherent form. Langdon has done that for a whole generation.

Your interview has been illuminating and is a clear reflection of the man and the painter. Thanks for doing this and sharing it now too.

Bill White
Professor Emeritus at Hollins University