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: Main Street
Turpentine diaries 5/6/18
This photo shows Crossing after my 4th session. Nothing is close to being finished except the blue of the sky, ultramarine blue + cobalt blue + flake white. The broad range of scale among the figures is…
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
I'm using a touch of a new medium today--Grove's Cole's varnish. It's a copal-based varnish, which makes it close--first cousin--to my normal medium. I plan, after more work, to write a review, so I won't…
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…
Turpentine diaries 7/30/17
Sub Rosa, on the easel, is part of the Main Street series. I've been using RGH's ultra-fine flake white regularly, which can be seen in the middle of the palette. I like it. Last week,…
Turpentine diaries 7/9/17
Grand Army of the Republic Highway is part of a series called Main Street, which is about, well, Main Street in out town. The town is a vacation destination and things happen downtown all of…