In the studio 8/28/16
This painting is still raggedy; some parts, such as the hair, are barely started. The thing I'm not happy with is the title: Phone Call on Main Street. It's not so much a title as…
Month: August 2016
In the studio 8/27/16
Jane and Keith Aboard the Betty Jane is taking some time to bring into port. I like the painting--don't get me wrong--but it represents a direction that I turned away from. But I've decided to turn…
In the studio 8/21/16
Today, I went back to the paintings in the Playhouse Square series. I spent a day or two working on other paintings and the drawing for a new painting (not in the series). I don't experiment…
In the studio 8/20/16
It's curious how problems can disappear. Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with, the solution is blindingly obvious. How was it that I struggled? Today was like that with Victory Park…
In the studio 8/14/16
I'm having fun with the blues in Break. Break is part of the Playhouse Square Series. Break is 40" x 50." [caption id="attachment_6322" align="aligncenter" width="666"] 'Break' on the easel[/caption]
In the studio 8/7/16
After working on a painting, I set it aside to dry for a day before taking it up again. But when a painting is large, I can work on it for several days in succession.…
In the studio 8/6/16
I concentrated on the paintings in my Playhouse Square series this week. On the Square is one of them. [caption id="attachment_6309" align="aligncenter" width="666"] 'On the Square' on the easel[/caption] On the Square is 48 x…