Turpentine diaries 1/20/2019
NE Ohio was pounded by a winter storm overnight. At noon, we--my wife, daughter, and me--braved the gusting winds and blowing snow to clear the driveway. We had to shovel through snow drifts just to…
Category: Bio
Christmas 2018
This was the first Christmas when our children didn't wake at dawn. My youngest, home from his Freshman year at college, didn't get up until lunchtime! So we had a leisurely morning around the stout…
Turpentine diaries 12/21/18
I must be extra energized today after being under the weather yesterday. I actually took a nap yesterday--a long one too. If you knew me, you'd know that I never take naps. Anyway, I finished…
Where am I?
I haven't posted in a month and some readers might be wondering if anything is up. Nope. A vacation mixed-in with some other business has kept me away from my brushes. Breaks can be good;…
Painting Tom
Painting Tom is a short film by Jake Harness. Jake is a young filmmaker and Painting Tom is part of his documentary on creative people. To my suprise, I enjoyed the experience. Painting Tom is,…
Finished? Not finished? Finished? Not finished?
Many artists have trouble determining when a painting is finished. It can be excruciatingly painful to let a painting go, especially after you worked on it for a long time. If like me, you focus…
Snow on April 17
Snow in NE Ohio on April 17! OK, just a dusting but I cannot remember snow this late before. [caption id="attachment_7850" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Snow on our backyard lawn furniture[/caption]
Turpentine diaries 11/25/17
Yesterday's Thanksgiving holiday was wonderful at our house. We had three of our children here to share my wife's delicious turkey and stuffing. Daughter Jane baked an apple pie, and son Keith made deep-fried mac and cheese. …