Turpentine diaries 6/17/18
The thing about this Fabriano drawing pad is I can work-up drawings with pencil or pen--my two favorite materials--without mess or fuss. The really good paper I save for charcoal or pastel, but this paper…
Category: Drawings
Turpentine diaries 12/31/17
One day in the park at Playhouse Square, I saw a young lady sitting alone and eating her lunch. As usual, I was taking photos and I wanted to take some of her but I…
Multiple treatments of the same subject (yet again)
I spent another morning working on several versions of the same subject. The top version is charcoal and chalk on toned ground. The paper is extremely thick. I don't remember the supplier (I bought it…
Multiple treatments of the same subject (again)
Here are two more treatments of the same subject. I've written about this before. This time, I made two drawings. The top drawing is charcoal on toned paper heightened with chalk. The bottom drawing is pen…
Multiple treatments of the same subject
Just now, I'm interested in multiple treatments of the same subject. I make drawings (cartoons) and transfer them to multiple surfaces. So far, I've limited the process to two instances per drawing. When I do…
Some watercolors
Odds and ends. Today, I finished the landscape (somewhere around Monterey) and worked on the figure with the striped shirt (my wife Kathleen). It still needs work. Both are watercolors. The pen and ink drawing…
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 8/20/17
I finished drawing the cartoon for this painting yesterday and spent the morning transferring it to the canvas. You can see the transferred cartoon in this photo. I spent the remainder of yesterday and all of…