Robert Doak
I was marveling about how good the sun-thickened oil is that I got from Robert Doak. Like everything I've ever purchased from him, the quality is excellent. I'm not out of the sun-thickened oil yet…
Category: Paintings
I think no, I mean yes
...but it's all wrong... So the song goes. This is a painting that I turned to the wall for a long time as I tried to work out what was bothering me about it. I…
Turpentine diaries 7/21/19
The first day painting on a new design is always exiting. True, paintings almost never live up to the vision in my mind's eye, but I start every new painting with the same anticipation. I…
Turpentine diaries 7/14/19
In recent days I've spent time preparing new paintings, that is, drawing and finishing designs. However, I did spend some time actually painting. I had several sessions with my most recent painting, Lens. Unfinished 'Lens'…
Turpentine diaries 7/6/19
After several days of drawing, I spent the last 5-6 days working on The Lens (unfinished painting on the easel). I started with the over-painting today before running out of gas. My main palette, the…
Turpentine diaries 6/23/19
Today I had several more sessions on Directions. I posted a video of me working on some of the small, background figures.
Turpentine diaries 5/12/19
As much as I whine and moan about this or that, I'm not the hot-house plant that I may appear. And sometimes my paintings go well! (Although, I won't say that too loudly or I'll…
Turpentine diaries 5/5/19
I had 2 more sessions with Troopers. That's 7 sessions. Am I half-way through (12 sessions is par for me for paintings of this size)? I think so, yeah. I used some of my homemade…