In the studio 11/15/15
I've been under the weather for several days and haven't painted much. I've gotten ill the last several birthdays it seems. I did get a little painting done, but not much, like I said. During typical…
Category: Paintings
In the studio 11/7/15
When the painting ground (surface) isn't up to snuff paintings take longer. The ground for The Photographer is one of the poor ones. A small change in the preparation can have a major effect. I'll…
In the studio 11/1/15
The ground on this painting, Three Women (VW Bug), is wonderful. It's a traditional oil ground applied over acrylic gesso. A traditional oil ground is essentially white oil paint with the addition of chalk. The chalk makes…
In the studio 10/25/15
After drawing this morning, I worked on Picnic. In addition to the four main figures, there are 27 other figures, or parts of figures, in the background. I'm having fun with all those figures. [caption id="attachment_5577" align="aligncenter"…
I Finished The Woman in the Purple Boots
I thought I was going to finish The Woman in the Purple Boots a few days ago but wasn't able to. After letting the last work dry thoroughly, I finished it today in a short…
In the studio 10/18/15
It took awhile for Parade to get going. The ground is nonabsorbent and I fought it during the first several sessions. I still don't like it but it's starting to cook with gas now. Another…
In the studio 10/11/15
I finished Keith Standing in Front of a Painting of Himself quickly this morning and grew excited. I thought I'd also be able to finish The Girl in the Purple Boots today (you can see the…
In the studio 10/4/15
I worked the last two days on The Woman in the Purple Boots. This morning I thought I could finish it today but I wasn't able to. Except for the right-most figure, the painting is…