In the studio 9/18/16
Break is part of the Playhouse Square series. It's 40" x 50." [caption id="attachment_6391" align="aligncenter" width="800"] 'Break' on the easel[/caption] I'm a little tired as I write. I worked on a 36" x 48" drawing…
Year: 2016
In the studio 9/17/16
It's an overcast day. I don't like photographing the work with artificial light, so this photo is not too hot. But I think you can get a sense of how it's progressing. 3 Women in…
Drawing, drawing, drawing
Drawing is the heart and soul of art. If the drawing is strong, you have to work hard to screw up a painting. If the drawing is weak, you have to work hard to just produce…
In the studio 9/5/16
I am tired this evening so this is just a brief note. This painting is part of my Playhouse Square series. It's not done but it is moving briskly. It's 40" x 50."
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…
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…