Another canvas ready
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Read more: Another canvas ready
I applied the second and last oil ground to this new 44″ x 60″ canvas.…
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Read more: Mixing paint on the palette
I never use a palette knife on my palette. To mix a tone, I plunge…
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Read more: Painting flesh
Artists find painting people and portraits difficult. Even artists who can paint complicated landscapes without…
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Read more: Leaded oil completed
I began my latest batch of leaded linseed oil on July 27, 2021–38 days ago.…
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Read more: Get the lead out
OK, the title of this post is a bit of misdirection. I mean to say…
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Read more: Almost ready
I put the final toned ground on the linen-cotton blend canvas that I recently wrote…
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Read more: Commercial canvas
I spend a lot of time preparing canvases–stretching, priming, and grounding. The process works well…
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Read more: Smooth is best
Rereading what I wrote about preparing a canvas, I realized that I didn’t emphasize the…







