~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
From the backseat her red hair an accusation. Thin, careworn, and cunning burnt forever by that long-ago season; she knows the wrong things. Dissolute pools trapping the blue sky, her mascara-smeared eyes lie, looking backly.…
Today's session was the third painting session for The Photographer (32" x 48"). The under-painting is nearly finished--one more session. Because it's a single female figure, it reminds me of the recently finished The Explainer.…
I listen to Bob Dylan's music. I'm interested in his music, but I am not a fan of the man. I don't believe much of what is written about him, nor do I believe much of…
I've been working on this painting, Washington Square, for some time. The underpainting is far enough along to show it. It's 44" x 56". I'm 6'2," so you can get a sense of the painting's…
HaHaHa. Not 20 minutes after posting about dragging my shirt sleeve through paint, I did it AGAIN! Twice in one day is a record, even for me. At least this time the shirt was already…
Crap, somehow I managed to do it again. Without noticing, I dragged by shirt sleeve through the cadmium red on the palette. The red oil paint got all over my shirt and arms before I noticed. Luckily,…
I am wrapping up one of my really big paintings. This bad boy, The Offensive, is 74" x 96"--roughly 6 by 8 feet. It comes from a series of paintings with subjects that are more topical than…
My wife left for New Jersey today for a five-day visit. Sunday will be the first anniversary of her father's--Wayne Kaniper--death, and she wants to share it with her mother and brothers. It's a cliche…
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