Studio journal 6/2/17
After spending the morning drawing, I fully intended to finish Euclid Avenue #1, which I wrote about in the previous Studio journal post, and you can see it in the background of this photo. Instead, I worked…
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Studio journal 6/1/17
I was locked and loaded, ready to finish Euclid Avenue I this morning but I didn't make it. Maybe tomorrow, although I planned to spend tomorrow drawing on some new canvases. I am still using…
Goodbye, Old Holland
Goodbye, Old Holland, I'm done with you. In my Oil Paint Brand Reference, I rated the Old Holland (OH) brand as top; best in breed among high-end brands. Its dense pigmentation gives it unrivaled covering power…
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…
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…