RGH oil paint
I placed my first order with RGH Paints. They are a small outfit that prides itself on their extensive line of lead white paint. They offer flake white in an assortment of binders and sizes. I…
Month: April 2014
Review: 43rd Student Show The Galleries at CSU
This is my second review of a Cleveland State U. student exhibition. Like last year's show, the quality is student-grade but compares well with student shows at higher profile schools, like the Cleveland Institute of Art. The…
In the studio 4/27/14
I've been painting one color for several days--gray: neutral gray, cool gray, warm gray, off-white, and mud. Lately I've used Michael Harding lead white.which is very good and cheaper than Blockx and Old Holland. [caption…
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez died last Thursday. The great writer was 87. [caption id="attachment_3558" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Marquez[/caption] The Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Marquez was a leading practitioner of magic realism,…
In the studio 4/20/2014
The lower painting has along way to go; the raw umber ground is still visible beneath the figure on the lower-left and other places. It's 40" x 56." [caption id="attachment_3550" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the easel…
Happy Easter 2014
Hoping you have a happy and inspiring Easter. We are attending the 12:00 Mass at St. Mary.
Art museums and technology
In their fierce competition for the vast pool of entertainment dollars, art museums are attempting to use technology to reinvent themselves. The theme-park-ization of museums is replete with interactive attractions and high-tech gewgaws. On the surface this sounds, if not…
April 15 2014
April 15. Tax day. It snowed in NE Ohio. Tonight is the full blood moon. An ominous day.