Author: Tom Hudson
My wife’s birthday
Yesterday was my wife Kathleen's birthday. As a present, I planted these perennials in our front yard. The day was mild and the work was enjoyable. [caption id="attachment_3843" align="aligncenter" width="444"] Birthday flowers[/caption] Like all good…
Studio plans
To address my acute storage problem, I decided to convert our two-car garage into a full-time studio. Unlike my current studio, the garage has a high ceiling, which means I can work more easily on…
In the studio 7/4/14
Here are recent unfinished paintings. The bottom two are from a batch of 30" x 40" canvases. That batch of paintings have nothing in common except size. I stretched a half-dozen at one go. The…
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th, everybody. There will be fireworks over the lake tonight. [caption id="attachment_3825" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Perfect day on Lake Erie, July 4, 2014[/caption]
In the studio 6/22/2014
Besides finishing The Call, I recently worked on the paintings in this photo. [caption id="attachment_3741" align="aligncenter" width="500"] In the studio 6/22/2104[/caption] Today's session was the second painting session for the one on the right, Heated…
Study: finishing The Call
The 36" x 48" oil titled The Call is finished. This is the seventh and final post in the series about making this painting. Here are the links to the other posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part…
Going to the Cleveland Museum of Art today
I haven't been to the Cleveland Museum of Art in several weeks. After visiting the Met last Friday, I thought I might forgo my weekly visits to the Cleveland museum for awhile. Although Cleveland is a fine museum,…