Turpentine diaries 4/28/19
I planned on starting a podcast for a long time and today I finally got around to doing it. In the initial Turpentine diaries podcast, I talk about recovering a painting that failed, materially failed,…
Category: Paintings
Turpentine diaries 4/21/19
Easter. After mass, I had a short session with Agamemnon and Orestes, a painting that is 44" x 60." Busy, busy. Crushed with work, which makes me happy. It means the juices are flowing and…
Turpentine diaries 4/20/19
This photo shows my new painting, Troopers, after 4 sessions. I've covered the canvas with paint, and now I'm putting it aside to dry. I typically need 12 sessions to finish a painting of this…
Turpentine diaries 4/7/19
Crossing is part of the Main Street Series. I had several long sessions with it just now but I have no idea when I might finish it. Soon I hope. There are 17 figures or…
Turpentine diaries 3/31/19
I finished a couple of paintings during the past several days, including the one in the left-hand background of this photo. I also had my second session with the painting on the easel, Portrait of…
Turpentine diaries 3/24/19
Woman in Red Pants is getting there. I've left the channel and I'm moving toward the dock with favorable wind and tide. This is brief because I'm time-tasked.
Turpentine diaries 3/17/19
As I get older, my memory gets better and better--I remember less and less. ;-) One thing I am really good at it is forgetting. Forgetting is a most useful skill, I find. I worked…
Turpentine diaries 3/10/19
I'm a little tired this evening so I'll keep this diary entry brief. Fork, after 4-5 sessions, is moving out of the under-painting stage. I restrict the under-painting to thinly-applied darks and local colors, which…