I hope you and yours had the best Christmas and Santa brought you everything you wanted! Children at home always makes Christmas memorable.
Artists, Bio, Cleveland, Uncategorized
Robert Blackburn
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•During my weekly visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art I was pleasantly surprised to see a newly-hung lithograph titled Blackburn. In the lithograph by Ron Adams (an artist heretofore unknown to me) I instantly recognized my former mentor Robert Blackburn. Adams portrays Robert doing what he was always doing: working a printing press. I…
Bio, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Tips and Studies, Uncategorized
Small oil sketch
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•This recently finished sketch is on a canvas board that was prepared as I described in an earlier post. I deviated from my normal medium with the addition of a small amount of stand oil. We lived close to the State hospital in Trenton for several years in a neighborhood called Hilltonia. Hilltonia is a…
Bio, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Uncategorized
In the studio 12/8/2013
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•Paintings, Studio Corner
In the studio 12-1-2013
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•I spent the last week doing nothing but drawing. Here is ‘Main Street # 2.’ I finished the drawing and covered it with a rag-applied ground. The varnish-based ground is intended to seal the surface rather than provide a neutral tone, which is why it’s light. When I prepare a canvas, I draw the deign…
Bio, Paintings, Studio Corner, Vermilion, OH
In the studio 11/17/2013
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•Aside
Bonfoey keeps its door locked so visitors have to wait to be buzzed into the gallery. Yesterday, for the third time, I was prevented from entering the gallery because nobody buzzed me in. THIRD TIME. Were they all at lunch? Were they all at a party?
My time is precious, so–needless to say–no more trips to Bonfoey.
Phooey on Bonfoey!
Bio, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
Schoepfle Garden photo session
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•Last Sunday was perfect for getting outside. Windy and brisk, the sun broke through thick clouds to transform the afternoon gloom into a dazzling spectacle of light and shade–ideal for photography. I rambled around the Schoepfle Gardens with my adored Nikon D5200 taking 200 photographs. The formal gardens intertwined with unkempt wooded areas provides ample…