Turpentine diaries
I got Along 4th Street on the easel yesterday and had some good sessions. I used walnut oil instead of linseed. I find myself reaching for the walnut oil instead of the linseed more often.…
Category: materials
Turpentine diaries 5/19/18
The morning session with Agamemnon and Orestes was slow and easy. With a large painting like this (44" x 60"), I use hog bristle brushes for most of the work. Today I used 5s and…
Turpentine diaries 4/28/18
This photo shows my first painting session with Agamemnon and Orestes. I know, I know, a bit high falutin but I am reading Aeschylus's Eumenides. Agamemnon and Orestes is 44" x 60." I mentioned that…
Preparing a canvas surface for oil painting
This is a companion to my canvas stretching post. After you stretch a perfectly taut and square canvas, you're ready to prepare the surface. Our goal is threefold: protect the canvas protect the paint create…
Turpentine diaries 4/22/18
I hoped to finish the underpainting on Crossing but, as you can see in the accompanying photo, I ran out of gas. The initial stage for a painting of this size, 40" x 50", is…
Turpentine diaries 4/15/18
Last week, I saw one of the better shows that I've seen in Cleveland. Global Matrix IV at the Gallery at Cleveland State U contains first-rate prints from contemporary European artists. I plan to review…
Stretching canvas
While it's true that I didn't learn anything about painting at art school, it isn't true that I didn't learn anything at all. I learned a lot about printmaking, and I learned how to stretch…
Turpentine diaries 4/1/18 Easter
This is a photo of two paintings I started today. That is, I started applying paint to the canvases today; drawing started several days ago. So, this shows the underpainting where I'm just covering the…