Turpentine diaries 1/28/18
I've written several times about the oil paint manufacturer RGH. No, I don't have a relationship with them, it's just that I use their product a lot. Their flake white is my current go-to white. …
Month: January 2018
Turpentine diaries 1/21/18
I was going to write about some medium-related topics today but I am tired and want to keep this brief. Today's sessions with Down on Prospect Avenue were filled with pushing and pulling. Not struggling…
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
I'm using a touch of a new medium today--Grove's Cole's varnish. It's a copal-based varnish, which makes it close--first cousin--to my normal medium. I plan, after more work, to write a review, so I won't…
Turpentine diaries 1/7/18
I worked on Booth at the Fair these past two days. It's starting to move my way. I can struggle with paintings for a variety of reasons, sometimes technical, sometimes who knows what. This painting hit…
Painting nuts and bolts
My homemade palette has provided good service for several years. It has enough room to muck about in, but it's not so large that it's difficult to move or clean. I converted the glass-framed reproduction…