Studio journal 5/7/17
I worked on these two paintings today before my daughter and I went to the marina to work on The Betty Jane. The left-hand painting, The Delegate, is sailing along, to use a nautical allusion. Two days…
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Studio journal 4/23/17
Here is today's activity. As usual, both paintings are unfinished. Both are part of the Playhouse Square series. Lately, I've been using Utrecht's flake white. It performs decently and is decently priced too. I actually…
Studio journal 4/22/17
I worked on The Picnic and nothing else for the past few days. The Picnic has a painting surface that is difficult. This doesn't happen often anymore but it's annoying when it does happen. It…
Studio journal 4/15/17
I spent the last two days hammering the armor on the middle-lower painting. (Painters will know what I mean.) It's not done but it's getting there. The small painting is for me. It's a painting…
Studio journal 4/9/17
The Press, the middle painting, is giving me trouble--the ground is, I mean. It's lifeless. It's one of two things, so I'll soon know the cause. It's not too bad but it's frustrating because things…
Studio journal 4/8/17
I worked on these four paintings today; finishing the two smaller ones. The finished paintings are part of a series about Colorado, which I started some time ago. The large painting is also part of…
Studio journal 4/2/17
As usual, here is a shot of recent stuff. I really like the surface on the new painting, Grand Army of the Republic Highway. The gray tone of the ground, which can be seen throughout…
Studio journal 3/26/17
The Candidate, on the easel, is 36" x 48," which a format I've used a lot recently. The design is based on photos I took during the RNC in Cleveland last summer. I use…