We drove through the snow to the magnificent Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo for my son’s confirmation. The eighth-grade class from Keith’s school–St. Paul’s in Norwalk–along with several other schools were confirmed together in solemn ceremony. The Toledo archdiocese is currently without a bishop but the presiding priests performed ably. I had never been to…
Here is some work from this morning. The bulk of the day was given over to removing three rooms of carpet from our basement. We got water in the basement during that sudden thaw 10 days ago (we’re back in the deep freeze now, though). It was only an inch or so but enough to…
The large (42″ x 68″), unfinished painting is titled Conversation. The smaller (36″ x 48″) painting, Whispers, was finished yesterday. Two paintings of people talking while outdoors? A coincidence (I think), although I have been surprised in the past on discovering groups of paintings that share the same unplanned theme. A few years ago I was surprised…
Direct flights between Cleveland and Trenton NJ began this month. This means I can fly to Trenton for an over night stay at our property there. Trenton, which is on the Delaware River (think Washington crossing the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton) is ideally located for trips to New York and Philadelphia. Trains frequently run to both cities. I used to commute regularly to New York from there on the trains. I met my wife on one of those trains. Anyway, I plan to visit the galleries and museums there with more frequency.
Here is recent work. The lower painting is from something I saw earlier this winter during my last trip to New York. In the upper painting, “Whispers,” I am using zinc white. Lead white is my preferred white but it is getting scarce and expensive. A 225ml tube of Old Holland cremitz white is $200–on…
Here’s some recent work. This unfinished painting–‘Man and Woman in a Room’-has already undergone several changes. Originally you could see the open door on the left. Then I took out the door. Then I put it back, as you can see here (I think). Initially the wall behind the girl was blank. Then I added…
This is the sixth post in this study. The next–final–post will be about the finished painting. I have finished my initial plan of attack. I always a have a goal when I start out, and I know when I’ve reached it when everything is in its place. Often, the road is circuitous as I uncover…