Percolate
Problems solved in dreams. I have prophetic dreams, only they NEVER pan out–they’re just memorable dreams. My wife, on the other hand, has insights and flashes that DO pan out.…
Pre-dawn moon
When I woke at 6:00 AM, I thought a helicopter was outside my bedroom shining a searchlight onto the shore. The authorities still haven’t found the body of the man…
Turpentine diaries 4/28/19
I planned on starting a podcast for a long time and today I finally got around to doing it. In the initial Turpentine diaries podcast, I talk about recovering a…
Looking at my own paintings
My unfinished paintings surround me here in the studio. I never look at them; rather, my eye studies them, and I try to make my eye happy. I hear “It…
New palette
Christmas was wonderful again this year. One of my gifts was a new palette. My homemade one is decrepit, as you can see in this photo. I prepared the new…
Another canvas ready
I applied the second and last oil ground to this new 44″ x 60″ canvas. I made the tone by adding a little burnt umber and burnt sienna to the…
I think no, I mean yes
…but it’s all wrong… So the song goes. This is a painting that I turned to the wall for a long time as I tried to work out what was…
Winter doldrums
This winter has been harsh. The temperature hasn’t been above freezing in many weeks. Lake Erie is 100% frozen for the first time since the ’90’s. It snowed a lot,…