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    Year: 2015

    Artists’ studios
    Artists Bio Shop Talk Studio Corner Uncategorized

    Artists’ studios

    Tom Hudson October 31, 2015

    Most of modern arts journalism is marketing. One infrequently encounters critical journalism these days. A recent article in Canadian journal The Walrus is pretty typical.  The piece, A Portrait of the artist's Studio, is about the…

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    In the studio 10/25/15
    Paintings Shop Talk Studio Corner

    In the studio 10/25/15

    Tom Hudson October 25, 2015

    After drawing this morning, I worked on Picnic. In addition to the four main figures, there are 27 other figures, or parts of figures, in the background. I'm having fun with all those figures. [caption id="attachment_5577" align="aligncenter"…

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    The Stendhal Syndrome
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    The Stendhal Syndrome

    Tom Hudson October 23, 2015

    I am familiar with the great French author Stendhal's novels--The Red and the Black, and The Charterhouse of Parma--having read them some years ago, but until I read an article in the online magazine The Point I'd…

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    I Finished The Woman in the Purple Boots
    Paintings Shop Talk Studio Corner Uncategorized

    I Finished The Woman in the Purple Boots

    Tom Hudson October 18, 2015

    I thought I was going to finish The Woman in the Purple Boots a few days ago but wasn't able to. After letting the last work dry thoroughly, I finished it today in a short…

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    In the studio 10/18/15
    Paintings Shop Talk Studio Corner

    In the studio 10/18/15

    Tom Hudson October 18, 2015

    It took awhile for Parade to get going. The ground is nonabsorbent and I fought it during the first several sessions. I still don't like it but it's starting to cook with gas now. Another…

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    Transferring designs to canvas–update
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    Transferring designs to canvas–update

    Tom Hudson October 18, 2015

    I've written before about the various methods used to transfer designs to canvas or other surfaces. There are three ways to do it: projector, grid, or cartoon. Typically, I use grids. Grids can handle any scale and I like…

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    In the studio 10/11/15
    Bio materials Paintings Shop Talk Studio Corner Uncategorized

    In the studio 10/11/15

    Tom Hudson October 11, 2015

    I finished Keith Standing in Front of a Painting of Himself quickly this morning and grew excited. I thought I'd also be able to finish The Girl in the Purple Boots today (you can see the…

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    God Hates Renoir
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    God Hates Renoir

    Tom Hudson October 9, 2015

    I had to laugh when I read this article in the Independent.  The story is about the group calling themselves Renoir Sucks protesting in front of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Renoir Sucks' main tenant is, well, that…

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