In the studio 3/15/15
I worked all day yesterday and today on The News. According to my studio journal, today's painting session was the thirteenth. I'm almost finished. People who know me laugh whenever I say a painting is…
Category: Paintings
In the studio 3/8/15
Yesterday's painting session was the 4th for Taking Note. The underapinting is finished, which is fast (for me) considering it's large size--42" x 56". But it's only a single figure and the design is simple and…
Mountain Retreat
The beautiful painting Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat is currently on view at the Cleveland Art Museum. The museum regularly rotates its vast Asian collection, and new works (new to me) are frequently to be…
In the studio 3/1/15
I worked the past several days on finishing the under-painting of The Woman in Purple Boots. The Woman in Purple Boots is 40" x 50" which is a nice size and format. I'm thinking of preparing a…
In the studio 2/22/15
This 30" x 40" oil was almost among the unfinished paintings recently purged. Instead, things started clicking during yesterday's session. I will finish it. [caption id="attachment_4755" align="aligncenter" width="444"] The unfinished painting titled 'K.B. in Princeton'…
In the studio 2/18/15
The under-painting is done on The Photographer. All color areas are close to their planned final tone. Having said that, no part of the painting is finished; with the figure being the least finished. I'm…
Ladies Celebrating Diwali
What are they doing? What's happening in this dark and mysterious scene? The full moon broods over several women holding lights or sparklers over their heads, much as revelers in the U.S. do on the 4th of…
In the studio 2/15/15
After a marathon 13-hour session with The Picnic, I think I've wrestled it to the ground. The Picnic has fought me since day one.. First, the canvas, from a sub-par batch of cotton duck, wants…