Turpentine diaries 8/27/17
The finished painting on the floor in this photo, Dare, is another painting of my son Keith standing in front of an earlier painting with him as the subject. Dare is 24" x 30." The…
Month: August 2017
Turpentine diaries 8/20/17
I finished drawing the cartoon for this painting yesterday and spent the morning transferring it to the canvas. You can see the transferred cartoon in this photo. I spent the remainder of yesterday and all of…
Best deal in flake white
RGH has the best deal for the all-important flake white. Their cremnitz white extra fine is $46.25 for a 250 ml jar. By comparison, a 237 ml jar of Williamsburg's flake white is $57. Old Holland,…
Turpentine diaries 8/13/17
I finished the small painting sitting on the floor this morning. I thought I'd finished it last week but something about it bugged me this morning, so I couldn't resist taking-up the brush. Sometimes when…
Turpentine diaries 8/6/17
The Delegate is 36" x 48". It still has a way to go. It's another painting with an annoying surface. I've written a lot recently about painting surfaces, I know. I bought a large roll…