~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
Do you remember your first encounters with great art? I vividly recall my introduction to certain artists--life-changing discoveries that revolutionized my views about art. [caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignleft" width="332"] Balzac by Rodin[/caption] The composer Berlioz recalled…
Today I worked on these paintings. Both are titled 'Main Street.' Each is taken from a one-block area of--you guessed it--Main Street in our small town. #1 (bottom painting) might end up being called 'Antique…
Due to the bad weather, the usually crowded Cleveland Museum of Art cafeteria was practically deserted today. The fare isn't good enough to fight jostling lines, but today's peace made the none-too-good food perfectly acceptable.…
What could be better than lingering over lunch with a beautiful young lady? My daughter Jane and I had lunch in a cozy restaurant near the Baldwin Wallace campus. Jane started her second semester there…
For Christmas, my son and I built new computers. For ease of maintenance, both computers have the same specs. We used Haswell-type motherboards (Asus Z87-A) and, of course, Intel processors--Core i5 4670 (4670K for my…
The latest version of the study shows the painting much advanced. The modelling is done on the cement bench and pediment. [caption id="attachment_2899" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Painting titled 'The Call' in progress[/caption] The figure modeling needs…
Why do I remember? I've carried this, and now--see?--here it is. Guided by a compulsion (that has never left me) I painted the walls of my mother's house the entire length of the hallway; floating…
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