Back at the picnic
What have I been doing? Adding details while hiding others; strengthening areas, and softening others--you know, the usual.
Phooey on Bonfoey!
Bonfoey keeps its door locked so visitors have to wait to be buzzed into the gallery. Yesterday, for the third time, I was prevented from entering the gallery because nobody…
New painting, underpainting
Today, I finished the underpainting for the new painting Girl in the Lavender Dress. I based the design on several photos taken around Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, so the painting is…
Cleveland Art museum visit
Why is a visit to the art museum blog-worthy? After all, my near-weekly museum visits are a longstanding habit. The headline is that this is my first visit to the…
Lawrence’s Annoying Paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art
I have nothing against Thomas Lawrence, indeed, I like his work, but—good grief!—he could make some annoying paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art has two of the offending paintings hanging…
Going to the Cleveland Museum of Art today
I haven’t been to the Cleveland Museum of Art in several weeks. After visiting the Met last Friday, I thought I might forgo my weekly visits to the Cleveland museum for awhile. Although…
Turpentine diaries 2/25/18
I finished Three Women in Sandals (I know, I know–a lame name. Three Women in Sandals is another painting in my Playhouse Square series. It’s 44″ x 60.” By now, I’ve created…
“Why?” (do you visit the museum so often)
A professional from Guadalajara visiting Cleveland for the first time was enthusing about the city’s many attractions, especially the art museum. “It’s magnificent–world class,” she exclaimed! “The Rubens, the Velasquez, the…