Can’t wait to start painting
After preparing my palette and getting a cup of tea, I was met by cheery sunlight when I reentered the studio. The morning had been gray and gloomy, so the unexpected light was uplifting. I…
Category: materials
Studio journal 3/19/17
I recently bought some of Rublev's Lead Oil Ground. I've had mixed results with Rublev products. Their oil paint is excellent. Their burnt sienna is top shelf. However, much of their stuff is less than wonderful.…
Review: Utrecht oils
It's hard for me to understand this but until this week I never used Utrecht brand oils. I'm not sure why this is. I've visited their shops in NYC and Cleveland and ordered plenty of…
Grumpy review: RGH website
I placed a paint order on RGH's website, and the agile boys at RGH promptly shipped two 250 ml jars of Paynes gray to me. Unfortunately, I'd ordered two 250 ml jars of flake white. I…
Studio journal 2/12/17
I spent the day working on Picnic. I've written before about how I stalled out on Picnic. The issue was predominately the background figures. I put them in; I took them out; I put them back in again.…
Drawing transferred for new painting
I worked on the drawing/cartoon for Down on Prospect Avenue for a week. In the top photo, I just finished tracing the cartoon, which you can see still stapled to the canvas. I removed the…
Studio journal 1/29/17
Paintings take on a life of their own. Sometimes that's good; other times, not so good and I argue with the painting. I am not arguing with Playhouse Square Visit but I am surprised at…
Dead brush
The poor old thing finally gave up the ghost. I knocked the Pearl brand in my Brush Reference, but this old brush kept its usefulness for a long time. The once mighty Pearl Paints has…