Turpentine diaries 6/16/19
I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch me paint but--believe it or not--I get asked to do session videos with some frequency. So I taped some of my session with Directions. Directions is…
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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…
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…
Come on, RGH
I support the paint maker RGH by regularly buying their paint. RGH prices are drifting higher off their initial lows, but their paint is still among the best value on the market--decent stuff at affordable…
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…