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,…
Year: 2017
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…
Turpentine diaries 7/30/17
Sub Rosa, on the easel, is part of the Main Street series. I've been using RGH's ultra-fine flake white regularly, which can be seen in the middle of the palette. I like it. Last week,…
Turpentine diaries 7/23/17
Break is finally done. I struggled with the surface from the beginning which resulted in more sessions than usual. I won't bore you with the details; the surface isn't awful--it's perfectly sound--but it's not to my…
Turpentine diaries 7/16/17
I decided to work on my backlog of unfinished studies and small paintings. I worked on all of the paintings in the photo today, the bottom-left one last. One small study, not shown, has a problem…
Turpentine diaries 7/9/17
Grand Army of the Republic Highway is part of a series called Main Street, which is about, well, Main Street in out town. The town is a vacation destination and things happen downtown all of…
Turpentine diaries 7/8/17
I finished the small study at the top of this photo this morning. Keith in Profile is on a 20" x 24" canvas board. I sometimes use canvas board for studies and sketches. Keith in…