Turpentine diaries 8/26/18
I am happy with my painting medium, as I've written before, but I also like to kick the tires of new offerings. I wrote about my use of Grove's Cole's medium several times, noting how…
Month: August 2018
Turpentine diaries 8/19/18
For today's session with Lunch Alone, in addition to my usual medium, I used 'flavored' turpentine for my solvent: turpentine with some homemade drying oil, plus drops of Courtrai siccative. Readers of my blog know…
Turpentine diaries 8/18/18
I am keeping everything simple and direct with The Woman in the Red Pants. Overworking can be death to a painting. On the other hand, I have a horror of the blast, fire, shoot, throw,…
Turpentine journal 8/13/18
Here is my first session with Keep Talking. Today, I just threw paint onto the canvas without worrying overmuch about details, although I was--as always--careful to preserve the drawing. It's risky to share such raw,…
Painting Tom
Painting Tom is a short film by Jake Harness. Jake is a young filmmaker and Painting Tom is part of his documentary on creative people. To my suprise, I enjoyed the experience. Painting Tom is,…