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,…
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Turpentine diaries 7/16/17
I decided to work on my backlog of unfinished studies and small paintings. I worked on all of the paintings in the photo today, the bottom-left one last. One small study, not shown, has a problem…
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…
Turpentine diaries 7/8/17
I finished the small study at the top of this photo this morning. Keith in Profile is on a 20" x 24" canvas board. I sometimes use canvas board for studies and sketches. Keith in…
Turpentine diaries 6/25/17
The Girl in the Lavender Dress, another painting in the Playhouse Square series, is nearly finished and today's was only the sixth session, which is fast for me. You can see in the right background…
Studio journal 6/18/17
I used RGH's extra-fine flake white and viridian green in today's sessions. RGH sells both paints in jars, which I don't like. But both jars have remained fresh. I've had the viridian for some time and…
Studio journal 6/11/17
Good day after a bad day. I was so excited to get into the studio yesterday, I was mixing my medium at 5:30 AM. I make my medium fresh every day. It's very drying and…
Studio journal 6/4/17
I finished Euclid Avenue #1 (in the photo's background) this morning and then worked on On the Square for the remainder of the day. Both paintings are part of the Playhouse Square series. Both paintings…