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The contemporary figurative artist Eric Fischl has written, with the aid of Michael Stone, his autobiography--Bad Boy: My Life On and Off the Canvas. Because Fischl's work stands to the side of several currents in…
Here are three paintings I've started. The drawings for the bottom two were recently finished. [caption id="attachment_2121" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the Easel 6.16.2013[/caption] All three are in the under-painting stage. These deviate somewhat from the…
The works in Virgie Ezelle Patton's show at William Busta span the last two decades. That's a lot of time to cover in a typical exhibition, but not enough time for a retrospective, especially for…
This is the first update for the study about making the painting titled The Call. In the first post, the drawing was finalized and a neutral ground applied to the canvas. The Call is 36"…
Lately, I've spent nearly all my time drawing. The accompanying photo shows three canvases prepared and ready for painting. The finished ink drawings were covered by a thin varnish-based ground. After the neutral-gray grounds are…
I recently completed two paintings of the same--exact same--subject. These self-portraits were started at roughly the same time and both recently finished. [caption id="attachment_2014" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Two paintings of the same subject (self-portrait)[/caption] Why two…
This large painting (6' x 8') is a pain to work on in my somewhat cramped studio. Don't get me wrong, I love my studio overlooking the lake, but compared to my last studio in…
I thought it would be interesting to follow a painting from start to finish. The subject is a woman making a call on her cell phone, hence the title--The Call. 1. Mechanics The 36" x…
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