Turpentine diaries 11/11/17
I finished On the Square then put down my brush and took a walk. Sometimes I have to get out of the studio to cure "studio blindness," during which I lose my objectivity and focus…
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Turpentine diaries 9/9/17
The studio is busy just now. The drawing is a study for a large painting I'm preparing to launch. The figures, except for the right-hand two, are prominent in the new painting's design. I plan…
Turpentine diaries 6/25/17
The Girl in the Lavender Dress, another painting in the Playhouse Square series, is nearly finished and today's was only the sixth session, which is fast for me. You can see in the right background…
Studio journal 6/1/17
I was locked and loaded, ready to finish Euclid Avenue I this morning but I didn't make it. Maybe tomorrow, although I planned to spend tomorrow drawing on some new canvases. I am still using…
Studio journal 5/21/17
I was able to spend time with this painting yesterday, working all over it. Girl in the Lavender Dress is based on a mash-up of several photos. It's part of the Playhouse Square. series. I also painted…
Boating season soon
Even though the winter was mild, we are just now at the beginning of the boating season. The Betty Jane is the middle boat in this photo. It's shrink-wrapped like its winter-storage neighbrors. Shrink wrapping…
Studio journal 4/22/17
I worked on The Picnic and nothing else for the past few days. The Picnic has a painting surface that is difficult. This doesn't happen often anymore but it's annoying when it does happen. It…
Studio journal 2/26/17
I'm late posting this journal entry. I actually posted a later version of the bottom painting, Girl in the Lavender Dress. That painting plus the painting on the easel, Break, are both in the Playhouse…