In the Studio 2/17/2013
A productive day with a lot of good sunlight. I finished two self-portraits this morning (a gouache and another pastel-gouache), almost finished the drawing for a new still life (oil),…
Review: 43rd Student Show The Galleries at CSU
This is my second review of a Cleveland State U. student exhibition. Like last year’s show, the quality is student-grade but compares well with student shows at higher profile schools, like the…
Turpentine diaries 1/28/18
I’ve written several times about the oil paint manufacturer RGH. No, I don’t have a relationship with them, it’s just that I use their product a lot. Their flake white…
RIP Joseph O’Sickey
NE Ohio Joseph O’Sickey died Monday at the age of 94. I Reviewed his current show at The Bonfoey Gallery here.
In the studio 12/13/15
Today’s was the fourth painting session on Girl in the Purple Boots II. I think it’s far enough along now that you can get a sense of what it is…
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…