In the studio 8/17/14
This painting has occupied me for the past three days. The 42" x 56" oil is from an a batch I started this spring. The red gown provides a satisfying challenge. As usual, drawing is…
Category: Paintings
In the studio 8/10/2014
This is a painting I've been working on for several days. The 44" x 60" oil titled The News is part of a new series that all share the same size. I've been stretching canvases and…
New painting: Laughing Keith
I took a break from my drawing marathon to finish this small (20" x 24") oil titled Laughing Keith. [singlepic id=311 w= h= float=none]
Finished “John Fishing”
This morning I finished the 40" x 48" oil titled John Fishing. It should be titled John Fishing--ha ha. My son John is not an avid fisherman. Dropping his pole in the water then settling…
In the studio 7/13/2014
As usual, here is a photo of recent unfinished work. I finished the background of Dinner in Trenton (large painting--44" x 56") yesterday. [caption id="attachment_3870" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the (new) easel 7-13-14[/caption] This morning I…
In the studio 7/4/14
Here are recent unfinished paintings. The bottom two are from a batch of 30" x 40" canvases. That batch of paintings have nothing in common except size. I stretched a half-dozen at one go. The…
Study: finishing The Call
The 36" x 48" oil titled The Call is finished. This is the seventh and final post in the series about making this painting. Here are the links to the other posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part…
Visit to the Met
My daughter Jane and son Keith accompanied me to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the other day. Next to the Louvre, the Met is my favorite museum. I am going again in three weeks. The…