Not Spring
A few sunny days last week tricked me into thinking Spring was coming to NE Ohio. Today's snow proves that hope was false. My son's golf outing yesterday was cut short by a snow squall…
Year: 2024
Good paper for large drawings
Arches make good paper. My roll of hot-pressed watercolor paper is very good for large-format drawing too. My roll of 356gsm is 51 inches wide by 10 yards long. My 30" x 40" drawing like…
Unseasonably mild in NE Ohio
It's sunny and mild on the shores of Lake Erie. Our weather is unusual for February. I am catching spring fever despite myself. The view out my studio window propels me outside. Just a week…
Old Holland painting medium
No, I haven't lifted my boycott against Old Holland. But a comment on this related post sent me looking at my dwindling stock of Old Holland supplies--things I bought pre-boycott. This photo shows my bottle…
Canvas prep
I always want a supply of large canvases available to me. I've learned that the only canvases that satisfy my perfectionist side are the canvases I make myself. I've tried many commercial canvases and none…
Is there something wrong with stand oil?
After reading some of my disparaging remarks about stand oil, a reader asked me if there was something wrong with stand oil. The short answer is no, there is nothing wrong with stand oil. The…
What’s in the kitchen
This corner of my studio shows two paintings that I'm working on. The unfinished painting on the floor is the latest in my Main Street series. The large vertical painting is the newest work in…
YouTube art instruction
If you are looking for art instruction videos, YouTube is loaded with them. That's the good news--videos for every taste and interest. The bad news is that the quality is--to put it charitably--spotty. You get…