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    Year: 2019

    Grove’s heat-polymerized oil
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    Grove’s heat-polymerized oil

    Tom Hudson December 23, 2019

    It's true that I've used the same medium for several years. That doesn't stop me from trying new materials--far from it! My invariable practice provides a baseline to which I can compare the new materials…

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    RGH Atelier Series oil
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    RGH Atelier Series oil

    Tom Hudson December 21, 2019

    I bought a small 4 oz-bottle of RGH's Atelier Series of refined linseed to oil to test. According to RGH's website, the Atelier Series is "...clarified, hand-washed, cold pressed linseed and walnut oils. No heat,…

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    Reusing a drawing
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    Reusing a drawing

    Tom Hudson December 13, 2019

    I started a small oil yesterday. I transferred the drawing, or cartoon, to the canvas as I had earlier to a sheet of watercolor paper. You can see from the photo that both formats are…

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    Recent paint buy
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    Recent paint buy

    Tom Hudson December 10, 2019

    I refreshed my paint stock last week. Instead of buying from Blue Ridge or RGH as I have been, I bought these oils from Blick. I like RGH but their tubes--the physical tubes--are the worst…

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    Scale again
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    Scale again

    Tom Hudson December 1, 2019

    Yesterday, I wrote about how scale affects paint handling. A figure on a 6-inch canvas is painted differently than the same figure on a 6-foot canvas. Pretty straightforward but a lot of artists get stuck…

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    Proper scale
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    Proper scale

    Tom Hudson November 30, 2019

    Scale plays a big part in how I handle a painting. By scale I mean the size of the canvas. A single figure on a 6-foot canvas requires a different treatment than the same figure…

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    Why stop?
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    Why stop?

    Tom Hudson November 22, 2019

    Sometimes when I draw, like in the oil sketch in the middle of this photo, I grab hold of things quickly and stop before the moment passes. Other times, I enjoy what I'm doing so…

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    Alchemist’s alchemy
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    Alchemist’s alchemy

    Tom Hudson November 12, 2019

    WHAT WAS THE SECRET OF THE OLD MASTERS? THE ALCHEMISTS KNEW...AND SO SHALL YOU! That bold claim was printed on the (hilarious) instruction sheet tied to the products sold by the Alchemist. The Alchemist no…

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