In the studio 4/25/15
This is a pretty good photo of the unfinished Heated Discussion. It's at the 'get it finished any day now' stage. I enjoy working on details but sometimes I give them too much attention. The stuff…
Category: Paintings
In the studio 4/19/15
I showed Sunday Parade once before when I probably should not have--it was too raw. It's overcast today and the studio lights (even my 'natural light' lamps) wash-out the colors, but I think you can get a…
Playhouse Square I
I am working on the drawings for my new series--Playhouse Square--which I wrote about earlier. The series is based on photographs I've taken of Cleveland's Playhouse Square. I wrote before about how I planned to…
In the studio 4/12/15
I had another painting session with Graduation Day this morning, primarily on the pig-tailed girl. I spent a lot of time on her hands and the key chain she's holding. I'm starting to like the…
In the studio 4/5/15
I got some painting time this Easter morning with Washington Square. The under-painting is finished except for the figures behind and to the right of the white-shirted foreground figure. I finally(!) like the background beyond…
In the studio 3/29/15
The under-painting for Woman in Purple Boots is finished. This means that everything has a layer of paint--darks, lights, and local colors. The last time I showed this in a 'Studio Corner' post it was still…
In the studio 3/22/15
I don't think I've shown this painting--Sunday Parade--before. According to my studio journal, today's painting session is the fifth. It was too raw. Still is, really. The underpainting isn't finished; but it's far enough along…
Playhouse Square
I started a series of paintings early in the winter called Playhouse Square. Each painting in the series portrays the area around Cleveland's Playhouse Square and the people going about their Square-related business. I am amassing photographs…