Design process
I've been drawing a lot lately. I made this small study while preparing a large (for me) new painting for my Amusement Park series. I'd planned to make an oil sketch but decided to heighten…
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Loaded again
I know what you're thinking but, no, not that kind of loaded. I get excited when I prepare my palette for another painting session. Seeing the waiting colors is inviting. I coat the glass palette…
Delicious copal jelly
I haven't been a fan of gelling paint mediums since my early interest in maroger, a gelling medium made from mastic. But I like to experiment with mediums, sometimes to my harm. My go-to for…
RGH vs Harding
Readers know about my obsession with The Great White--flake (lead) white paint. This all-important color is getting harder to find because some manufacturers stopped making it due to misguided health concerns and regulations. I've discussed…
Sinking in (canvases)
I always try to be as efficient as possible with my paintings. But I'm also cheap. The combination of efficiency and cheapness has frequently caused me headaches. Instead of saving time and money, I've wasted…
A lot of mediums
I kept studio journals from the outset of my career. At first, I tracked my sales in the journal. Then I started tracking my supplies--the number and size of stretched canvases I had on hand,…
Old Holland painting medium
No, I haven't lifted my boycott against Old Holland. But a comment on this related post sent me looking at my dwindling stock of Old Holland supplies--things I bought pre-boycott. This photo shows my bottle…
Canvas prep
I always want a supply of large canvases available to me. I've learned that the only canvases that satisfy my perfectionist side are the canvases I make myself. I've tried many commercial canvases and none…