Looking at my own paintings
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Read more: Looking at my own paintingsMy unfinished paintings surround me here in the studio. I never look at them; rather,…
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Read more: Gapka oils: ReviewGapka generously sent me a large assortment of their oils to try. I’ve used their…
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Read more: Healing brushPainting is seeing. Seeing is memetic, as Aristotle rightly said. Memesis means imitating, like Beethoven…
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Read more: Merry Christmas 2025Merry Christmas, everyone. It’s an annual event here at Turpentine Diaries to share Christmas morning…
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Read more: Turpentine Diary 12/11/25This unfinished, as-yet-unnamed painting is part of my Amusement Park series. I have no idea…
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Read more: Cincinnati failWhen I graduated high school, I didn’t have the moral courage to go to New…
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Read more: The Good and Bad: My Experience at the Dayton Art InstituteThe last time I visited the Dayton Art Institute was an unpleasant experience. I grew…
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Read more: New oil paint maker GapkaThe Gapka oil paint maker was unknown to me when they reached out to ask…