In the studio 8/21/16
Today, I went back to the paintings in the Playhouse Square series. I spent a day or two working on other paintings and the drawing for a new painting (not in the series). I don’t experiment much anymore with mediums or processes. I tried a lot of different things before arriving where I am now, and
In the studio 8/20/16
It’s curious how problems can disappear. Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with, the solution is blindingly obvious. How was it that I struggled? Today was like that with Victory Park I. I had struggled with some passages but today everything fell into place. I had a healing brush; everything was
In the studio 8/14/16
I’m having fun with the blues in Break. Break is part of the Playhouse Square Series. Break is 40″ x 50.”
In the studio 8/6/16
I concentrated on the paintings in my Playhouse Square series this week. On the Square is one of them. On the Square is 48 x 60″.
In the studio 7/24/16
I’ve nearly finished the underpainting of Man Pushing a Baby Carriage. I showed the initial drawing for this painting in a recent post. By underpainting, I mean the first sessions during which I start modeling the dark tones and apply local colors. I use the neutral ground for lights, as on the shoulders of
In the studio 7/17/16
The painting, Girl in Purple Boots II, is on the easel. In the background is the recently started Women in Sandals. Girl in Purple Boots II is based on several–three–photos that were taken at an intersection in mid-town Manhattan . It’s 44″ x 60″. Women in Sandals is also 44″ x 60″. I spent more time drawing
Starting a painting
After completing the cartoon for this painting, I transferred it to a canvas, as you can see in the photo. A cartoon, I remind you, is a drawing used as a template for a painting. Cartoons are made to the exact dimension of the target surface. Typically, they are used for large paintings and murals but are often
Preparing canvases
I spent most of the day drawing, getting two new paintings ready. This afternoon I started stretching canvases. I plan to stretch 6. I’m a crackerjack canvas stretcher, I’ve done it so often, but even I can learn new tricks. I used to put the staples on the stretcher edge but I’ve started putting the