Yesterday I noticed that I haven’t updated my galleries for a while. So, I added two paintings that I finished last year. Here is one of them, Woman in Black-stripped Dress: Woman in Black-stripped Dress is 40″ x 54.” While working on the gallery, I noticed that the gallery plug-in, NextGen, wasn’t working properly; the…
Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner
Liberty Avenue progress
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•anecdotes, Bio, Vermilion, OH
Memorial Day 2022
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•In the U.S.A., Memorial Day is the day we set aside to honor those who died in the service of their country. In my family, my maternal grandmother King’s grandfather was wounded and left for dead at the Battle of Shiloh. He survived to tell the story to his granddaughter. My paternal grandfather, John Hudson,…
Drawings, How to, Paintings, Shop Talk, Vermilion, OH
Another one underway
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•As I’ve done several times, I intend to document the birth of a painting. The last time, I shared just the early stages of a painting. That’s my plan this time too. 2-3 posts that detail the painting’s early progress. All budding artists are interested in how artists start paintings. Here is Liberty Avenue after…
aesthetics, Drawings, Shop Talk
Liberty Avenue
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•current affairs, Politics, war
Ukraine war
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•For those paying attention, it’s clear that Russia is winning the Ukrainian War. The counter-narrative, claiming that Ukraine is winning, was maintained until the U.S. Congress passed the $40b aid package. As soon as the bill passed, the famed Azov brigade surrendered. Despite Russian aggression, I found it difficult to support Ukraine. Ukraine is a…
Art Museums, Artists, cameras, Cleveland
Cleveland Art museum visit
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•materials, Reviews
Review: RGH Flemish White
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•I am a fan of RGH’s cremnitz white and regularly use it in my paintings, Like their cremnitz white, RGH’s Flemish white is lead-based. Regular readers know that I only use lead-based whites in my oil paintings. Flemish white is made with lead sulfate. There are many ways to make lead paint which is not…