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    Year: 2022

    Death of history painting
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    Death of history painting

    Tom Hudson December 31, 2022

    At the end of the eighteenth century, art flowed along several currents. History painting, the primary current, was in its heyday and remained the undisputed champion until 'history' intruded into contemporary events with the French…

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    Reminds me of winter
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    Reminds me of winter

    Tom Hudson December 26, 2022

    Reminds me a little of winter, eh? It's actually warmer today than it was on Christmas Eve when we lost power with the wind chill at -29 f. The fireplace kept the frigid air at…

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    Transparent earth colors
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    Transparent earth colors

    Tom Hudson December 20, 2022

    Oil paint can be profitably judged for either its covering strength or transparency. This comports with some well known bits of studio wisdom: "fat over lean," and "thick lights, thin darks." Covering colors, often called…

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    Poem: The Poet’s Wife
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    Poem: The Poet’s Wife

    Tom Hudson November 22, 2022

    Sometimes I post my poetry here on my blog. I still have the painting mentioned in this poem, which is I am showing here. The Poet's Wife The poet’s tiny wife suffered from the cold.…

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    Review: Michael Harding oil paint
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    Review: Michael Harding oil paint

    Tom Hudson November 10, 2022

    In the past, I used enough Michael Harding paint to add it to my oil paint reference. My initial rating was "good." Later, I tried their titanium white and was surprised to discover that it…

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    Review: Van Gogh oil paints
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    Review: Van Gogh oil paints

    Tom Hudson November 3, 2022

    When I started my oil paint brand reference, I excluded 'student grade' brands. The distinction between student grade and other brands was based on price. Everyone understands that you get what you pay for but…

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    Castles in the air
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    Castles in the air

    Tom Hudson October 31, 2022

    I knew a writer who wanted to transition from the technical documents that he wrote to pay his bills to fiction. His vision inspired a whole universe; not one novel but a series. He spent…

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    They lost Jeffrey Sachs
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    They lost Jeffrey Sachs

    Tom Hudson October 26, 2022

    Six months ago I would have described Jeffrey Sachs, the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, as the consummate insider. For the past 30 years Sachs has taken leadership roles in economic and…

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