In the studio 9/7/14
Fourteen figures are in this 40″ x 56″ oil. Main St. #2 is a scene from our hometown’s annual Festival of the Fish (Main st. #1 is another scene from the…
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…
In the studio 8/29/15
I finished Taking Note this morning. This was my 15th session with the 42″ x 56″ oil. I don’t know the sitter. She is (I think) on the staff of…
In the studio 2/21/16
Several busy days in the studio. I worked on 10-12 paintings over the past few days, including Sunday Parade. Sunday Parade is finally locked into a good place (even though I…
In the studio 8/14/16
I’m having fun with the blues in Break. Break is part of the Playhouse Square Series. Break is 40″ x 50.”
Studio journal 1/29/17
Paintings take on a life of their own. Sometimes that’s good; other times, not so good and I argue with the painting. I am not arguing with Playhouse Square Visit…
Turpentine diaries 8/20/17
I finished drawing the cartoon for this painting yesterday and spent the morning transferring it to the canvas. You can see the transferred cartoon in this photo. Read moreCleveland Museum…
Turpentine diaries 4/22/18
I hoped to finish the underpainting on Crossing but, as you can see in the accompanying photo, I ran out of gas. The initial stage for a painting of this…