~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
At the Whitney Biennal last spring, protestors made headlines when they demanded that the museum destroy an artwork they found offensive. The protesters didn't want the painting removed from the Biennial, they wanted it destroyed. The painting…
To some, my studio might look like a jumbled mess, but to me, it looks ordered and purposeful. I have three easels. I use the third one, the one not shown, for drawings. I expanded my…
I worked on The Picnic and nothing else for the past few days. The Picnic has a painting surface that is difficult. This doesn't happen often anymore but it's annoying when it does happen. It…
I use several products manufactured by James Groves. Jim specializes in historical painting mediums and ingredients. I've tried almost all of his products and they are unfailingly excellent--world class. I use his 19th Century Copal Oil…
I made progress on Euclid Avenue I this morning. Progress on the 48" x 60" painting has been slow at times. This canvas is from a stock of 'professional grade' canvases I bought some time back. The surfaces on…
I have always liked Goya. During my printmaking period, Goya's prints were constantly before my mind. The highlight of my visit to New York's Metropolitan last year was a Goya painting. This fall I hoped to attend London's National Gallery's exhibit, Goya: The Portraits.…
Most of modern arts journalism is marketing. One infrequently encounters critical journalism these days. A recent article in Canadian journal The Walrus is pretty typical. The piece, A Portrait of the artist's Studio, is about the…
I had to laugh when I read this article in the Independent. The story is about the group calling themselves Renoir Sucks protesting in front of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Renoir Sucks' main tenant is, well, that…
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