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Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters by Sir Charles Eastlake is the best resource--by far--for information about painting methods and materials. Just like the title states. The older studio traditions…
I was marveling about how good the sun-thickened oil is that I got from Robert Doak. Like everything I've ever purchased from him, the quality is excellent. I'm not out of the sun-thickened oil yet…
The first day painting on a new design is always exiting. True, paintings almost never live up to the vision in my mind's eye, but I start every new painting with the same anticipation. I…
After several days of drawing, I spent the last 5-6 days working on The Lens (unfinished painting on the easel). I started with the over-painting today before running out of gas. My main palette, the…
Link to the review on Turpentine diaries YouTube page. Last week I finally got off my behind and started podcasting, and this week I've produced my first video. In this video I look at two…
I had 2 more sessions with Troopers. That's 7 sessions. Am I half-way through (12 sessions is par for me for paintings of this size)? I think so, yeah. I used some of my homemade…
I planned on starting a podcast for a long time and today I finally got around to doing it. In the initial Turpentine diaries podcast, I talk about recovering a painting that failed, materially failed,…
This photo shows my new painting, Troopers, after 4 sessions. I've covered the canvas with paint, and now I'm putting it aside to dry. I typically need 12 sessions to finish a painting of this…
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