New paintings
The painting on the floor, Arts Guild, is my newest painting. I've worked on it steadily this week. The underpainting is done and I started the first overpainting yesterday. It's 40" x 54." Arts Guild…
Year: 2021
Old Holland, I want to forgive you
I explain why I banished Old Holland from my palette in this post. Even though I rate Old Holland's oil paint the best in my Oil Paint Reference, their prices are so absurdly high that…
Utrecht is dead to me
Flake white is critical for oil painting. I buy flake white from RGH, Blue Ridge, and (occasionally) Utrecht. I discovered this past weekend that Utrecht doesn't sell flake white any longer. This unwanted discovery kills…
New camera on the beach
It is a sunny and windy day here in NE Ohio. It's jacket weather, believe it or not. It's a perfect day to take my new Nikon Z 7 for a spin. I went down…
Site disruption
This site was disrupted overnight. A lot of my readers are outside the US and they want to know what's up. I've transferred my domain registrar. The process is messy. To complete the transfer, I…
Grumpy book review: 1177 B.C.
The book's complete title is 1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed. The book addresses the mysterious collapse of the Iron Age civilization. The author, Eric Cline, claims that recent findings prompted him to update his…
Camera lust Nikon Z 7
I love Nikon's color science and my Nikon D750 has served me well--it's one of the best pieces of gear I've ever owned. When Nikon introduced its full-frame, mirrorless camera the Z7 two years ago,…
J. L. David’s Cupid and Psyche
Jacques-Louis David is one of my favorite artists. David's reputation was cemented for me the first time I visited the Louvre. David made a career revitalizing well-known stories and allegories. From the beginning of his career, David…