Turpentine diaries 4/29/18
I thought it would be fun to compare Agamemnon and Orestes after the second day to the first day--bottom photo. After the second day, the underpainting is finished. The underpainting is about getting paint on…
Month: April 2018
Turpentine diaries 4/28/18
This photo shows my first painting session with Agamemnon and Orestes. I know, I know, a bit high falutin but I am reading Aeschylus's Eumenides. Agamemnon and Orestes is 44" x 60." I mentioned that…
Preparing a canvas surface for oil painting
This is a companion to my canvas stretching post. After you stretch a perfectly taut and square canvas, you're ready to prepare the surface. Our goal is threefold: protect the canvas protect the paint create…
Turpentine diaries 4/22/18
I hoped to finish the underpainting on Crossing but, as you can see in the accompanying photo, I ran out of gas. The initial stage for a painting of this size, 40" x 50", is…
Snow on April 17
Snow in NE Ohio on April 17! OK, just a dusting but I cannot remember snow this late before. [caption id="attachment_7850" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Snow on our backyard lawn furniture[/caption]
Turpentine diaries 4/15/18
Last week, I saw one of the better shows that I've seen in Cleveland. Global Matrix IV at the Gallery at Cleveland State U contains first-rate prints from contemporary European artists. I plan to review…
Stretching canvas
While it's true that I didn't learn anything about painting at art school, it isn't true that I didn't learn anything at all. I learned a lot about printmaking, and I learned how to stretch…
Eyewitness Views at the Cleveland Museum of Art
During my last weekly visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art, I saw Eyewitness Views for the fourth time. Eyewitness Views is the best show I've seen at the Cleveland museum and one of the…