Red paint everywhere
I wrote before about my genius for getting oil paint on my clothing--much to the chagrin of my long-suffering wife. It's almost always red paint, usually cadmiums--heavy metal paint. I arrange my palette with the…
Year: 2015
In the studio 3/8/15
Yesterday's painting session was the 4th for Taking Note. The underapinting is finished, which is fast (for me) considering it's large size--42" x 56". But it's only a single figure and the design is simple and…
New stretchers
My large order of heavy-duty stretcher strips arrived from Jerry's on Thursday. Enough stretchers and cross braces for 12 paintings: 6 @ 36" x 48"; 6 @ 40" x 50". I am preparing three at…
RGH paints fail
I've whined before about the jars RGH uses for its paint. They're useless--worse than useless. They don't seal properly so unless you use the paint straightaway, it's wasted. I lost one half of a 250ml jar…
Gamblin oils
I corrected the Gamblin entry in my oil paint brands reference. I erroneously provided the price of a 150ml tube of cerulean blue ($71. 21) instead of the 37ml tube, which is $26.21--a significant difference.
Broken easel
I gushed about my new easel last spring. It was my first new easel in a very long time. My other two easels are old and broken down. I'm always fighting them. The new easel--Utrecht Artist's Convertible…
Mountain Retreat
The beautiful painting Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat is currently on view at the Cleveland Art Museum. The museum regularly rotates its vast Asian collection, and new works (new to me) are frequently to be…