Turpentine diaries 3/24/18
I am using Utrecht flake white these past several days. I like it. It has good covering strength and it's decently priced. While I like RGH better, RGH prices keep creeping higher. Plus, a recently-purchased…
Year: 2018
Turpentine diaries 3/18/18
I had a lot of trouble this morning with the painting on the floor, Down on Prospect Avenue. Why? Who knows? If I could see, I might be able to make good paintings. Things perked…
Turpentine diaries 3/11/18
I caught a cold or some such yesterday and, under its influence, I didn't write my planned-for post. Today, I am still under the weather but have roused myself to write a few lines. March…
Turpentine diaries 3/4/18
The one thing I dislike about my current studio is that it doesn't have north-facing windows. The direct, late afternoon light makes taking photos a challenge. I took a photo of Trip to Playhouse Square,…
Turpentine diaries 2/25/18
I finished Three Women in Sandals (I know, I know--a lame name. Three Women in Sandals is another painting in my Playhouse Square series. It's 44" x 60." By now, I've created a large number of paintings…
Review: Groves’ Cole’s Copal Varnish
My painting medium consists of oil, essential oil (turpentine), copal varnish, and driers. I like my medium, and it's suitable for everything painting-wise except a few corner cases. For the corner cases, I add a…
Turpentine diaries 2/18/20
More Playhouse Square work. This one is creatively titled Trip to Playhouse Square. This (still) unfinished painting is 40" x 50." I like the size and recently ordered enough stretchers for 9 paintings sizes 40"…
Turpentine diaries 2/11/18
This unfinished painting, Lunch Alone is 32" x 46," is part of the Playhouse Square series. I like my medium a lot but I'm always willing to try new things, especially when they come from…