PJ Harvey
I don't follow pop music like I did when I was a teenager. The iTunes playlists I listen to while painting have very few artists that weren't popular by, say, the 80's. But I recently…
Month: January 2014
Winter stays center stage
The winter of '14 has been the coldest in recent memory. Lake Erie remains frozen, as can be seen in this recent photo from my bedroom balcony. [caption id="attachment_3015" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Frozen Lake Erie from…
New links
Two recent links will be useful to people interested in the technical aspects of painting. Tad Spurgeon's site provides a wealth of information about oils. This site describes how to make oil paints.While I haven't…
Poem: On and on played they
In the corner of the ruined room, she was crying, frightened of herself and angry at us. 'Freedom is full of monsters. Just get out.' I ran to summer in the next room, where the…
In the studio 1/26/214
Considering today is Keith's birthday, it's fitting to be working on paintings for which he posed. [caption id="attachment_3014" align="aligncenter" width="444"] Paintings of Keith on the easel 1/26/2014 (his birthday)[/caption] Both paintings are almost finished. My…
Bad Blockx
Here's a tube of Blockx that's gone bad. Phtalo green is so strong it overpowers other colors so I don't use it often, but even so this tube should still be usable. I have other tubes…
Awakenings
Do you remember your first encounters with great art? I vividly recall my introduction to certain artists--life-changing discoveries that revolutionized my views about art. [caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignleft" width="332"] Balzac by Rodin[/caption] The composer Berlioz recalled…
Update to Oil Paint Brand Table
Added Richeson and Grumbacher to the table and updated information about the types of oils used in binders; updated several ratings.