In the Studio 10/20/2013
I am always happy when I can show finished paintings. The painting in the upper-left is titled ‘Wayne in a Blue Cap.’ It’s of my father-in-law, Wayne Kaniper, who recently passed away. This painting is finished. The painting in the lower left, ‘The Blue Bow,’ is of my daughter Jane. She was inordinately proud of
One-Year Anniversary of thomasparkerhudson.com
Today is the one-year anniversary of this blog/gallery. The first post was about the newly opened atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. I’ve visited that museum more than 40 times during the past year. I made 103 posts this year. The twice-weekly average falls far short of my initial goal of 3 posts per
In the Studio 10/6/2013
Here is some of this morning’s work, a painting with the uninspired title ‘Man and Woman in a Room.’ If you’ve a better title let me know.
RIP Wayne Kaniper
My father-in-law, Wayne Kaniper, died Saturday in Brigantine, New Jersey after a battle with cancer. He was 81. Wayne was a retired teacher and school superintendent. He was in the habit of sending me newspaper clippings that he thought would be of interest. The topics reflected his wide-ranging interests: history, business, and civics. He was
Museum Etiquette
For me, standing in front of a painting is like listening to a concert or attending a play. I try to meet the artist on his terms and I open myself to the work to discover its secrets. Most of all, I enjoy looking at paintings; it gives me intense pleasure. So, if you see
In the Studio 9/22/2013
More recent work. The church is from a drawing I made in Colorado. I am using a mastic-based medium in this painting. In the past I used a jelly-type medium (Maroger), but stopped long ago. This medium isn’t jelly-like in the least even though it uses mastic. It’s an OK medium but not nearly as
In the Studio 9/16/2013
Here is a photo of paintings I’ve worked over the last several days. None are finished, although the bottom-most is nearest to being done. I’ve spent a lot of time on the drawings for 4 large paintings (for me–40″ x 50″), but I won’t show them until the drawings are done to my satisfaction.
In the Studio 8/25/2013
My wife hates this unfinished self-portrait. She says it doesn’t look anything like me–I look a bit crazed. Ha! In the recent batch of self-portraits, I want to be relentless. My fellow artists will understand my meaning.