Turpentine diaries 10/21/17
I finished Spring during my morning session. I added a tiny little bit of sun-thickened oil to my usual medium. A small amount of this oil dramatically affects the paint. …
Multiple treatments of the same subject (yet again)
I spent another morning working on several versions of the same subject. The top version is charcoal and chalk on toned ground. The paper is extremely thick. I don’t remember…
Multiple treatments of the same subject
Just now, I’m interested in multiple treatments of the same subject. I make drawings (cartoons) and transfer them to multiple surfaces. So far, I’ve limited the process to two instances…
Turpentine diaries 10/1/2017
Terrible photo but it’s dark and I’m tired so it will have to do. Man With a Baby Carriage is in the final stage–the fun stage. If the drawing is…
Turpentine diaries 9/24/17
The unfinished painting The Press is 40″ x 50.” I’ve used RGH’s walnut-ground flake white for a couple of weeks and I like it more and more. It keeps its…
Turpentine diaries 9/16/17
Along 4th Street is 40″ x 50.” The surface is very good and the painting is moving well. When the surface is solid, I do less re-painting and things go…
Turpentine diaries 9/9/17
The studio is busy just now. The drawing is a study for a large painting I’m preparing to launch. The figures, except for the right-hand two, are prominent in the…