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Year: 2013

Written by September 15, 2013

Study: Making ‘The Call’ Part 4

Paintings . Shop Talk . Studio Corner . Tips and Studies . Uncategorized Article

OK, so where are we now? The under-painting is done and the finishing work is started. To recap, my process is divided into several stages: Design/Drawing: I draw the deign with pencil then fix it with ink. The drawing is a plan: I work through every area and identify any issues. I can change the

Written by September 12, 2013

Tip: Closer, Farther

Shop Talk . Studio Corner Article

Have you ever struggled with a passage even though you know the colors and tones are right? One corrective, especially when the tones are extremely close, is to ensure that closer forms are painted over those farther back. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen works spoiled when things farther away are painted over

Written by August 25, 2013

In the Studio 8/25/2013

Bio . Studio Corner Article

My wife hates this unfinished self-portrait. She says it doesn’t look anything like me–I look a bit crazed. Ha! In the recent batch of self-portraits, I want to be relentless. My fellow artists will understand my meaning.

Written by August 19, 2013

Poem: Full-Blood Moon

Bio . Fiction Article

Through the narrow window, the full-blood moon floated in the black water of the bathtub, next to where you laid with your face against the wall sobbing. Pressing my cheek to yours, I glimpsed, the unfurled flags of defeat and something I didn’t understand. Aug., 2013

Written by August 18, 2013

In the Studio 8/18/2013

Bio . Paintings . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

A favorite chair. I have used a white lawn chair in my paintings several times. I like its sensuous shape and the matte color provides an interesting contrast to the objects around it. The two paintings on the lower-right show my children with the chair, Jane on the far-right, Keith in the middle. The other

Written by August 16, 2013

Painting Mediums Revisited

Shop Talk . Tips and Studies . Uncategorized Article

Someone asked why I fudged the proportion of varnish in my medium recipe. Varnishes differ widely from one another. Some are made with oil and some are made with thinner. Some start concentrated with the expectation that they will be thinned later, while others are already thinned to some desired consistency. Damar, which along with

Written by August 12, 2013

I Can’t Get This Little Painting Out of My Mind

Art Museums . Artists . Cleveland . Paintings . Uncategorized Article

The Cleveland Museum of Art, like most museums, rotates the paintings in its permanent collection. The museum recently rotated its Dutch School collection, happily bringing into view this little gem by Gerrit Dou. When I say little, I do mean little. This exquisite painting is a mere 6 3/8″ x 4 3/4.” Take a moment

Written by July 29, 2013

Bad, Bad, Bad (ingredients)

Shop Talk . Uncategorized Article

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my hot button issues is premium-priced art supplies that are actually inferior, or, as is often the case, pure crap. So don’t get me started. Recently I opened a bottle of black oil from Williamsburg. Although the bottle had been purchased some time back, to my disgust,

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