Proper scale
Scale plays a big part in how I handle a painting. By scale I mean the size of the canvas. A single figure on a 6-foot canvas requires a different…
Starting another painting
The drawing is transferred to the canvas for the new painting I’m calling The Entertainer. The Entertainer is 40″ x 50″. I applied the warm ground with a rag. I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.