In the studio 6/15/2104
After getting back from my short trip to New York city last night, I was back in the studio at 5:00 A.M. I couldn't wait to get back to work. Graduation Day is still in…
Category: Paintings
Starting a new painting
Here is the beginning of a new painting. After fixing the pencil drawing with ink, I covered the surface with broad color areas. The goal of this initial layer is to cover the entire surface with local colors. The…
In the studio 5/25/14
Here's work from today and yesterday. Yesterday I finished the under-painting for the smaller work titled Woman on E. 10th Near Tompkins Square. I met the woman during my last visit to New York in November. I…
In the studio 5/18/14
Here is the beginning of a brand new painting. The underpainting was applied in two sessions. The 36" x 48" painting is titled Heated Discussion. As usual the pencil drawing was fixed with ink before…
In the studio 5/4/2014
Here is another painting from the cycle of large paintings ( this one is 42" x 56") that I am doing. The drawing was finished yesterday and it took yesterday and today to finish the…
In the studio 4/27/14
I've been painting one color for several days--gray: neutral gray, cool gray, warm gray, off-white, and mud. Lately I've used Michael Harding lead white.which is very good and cheaper than Blockx and Old Holland. [caption…
In the studio 4/20/2014
The lower painting has along way to go; the raw umber ground is still visible beneath the figure on the lower-left and other places. It's 40" x 56." [caption id="attachment_3550" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the easel…
In the studio 2014-4-13
Here is the newest studio update. The drawing on the floor started as a painting on canvas board, but I was having so much fun drawing, I decided to finish it that way. I still…