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…
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…
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…
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…
In the studio 7/7/16
I finished the drawing for 3 Women in Sandals quickly. It took three days to finish the underpainting. 3 Women in Sandals is 44″ x 60,” a format I use…
In the studio 7/6/16
I’ve stretched and gessoed a large number of canvases this week. Soon, my store of stretchers will be exhausted. I’m concentrating on several dimensions: 36″ x 48″, 40″ x 50″,…
This morning’s palette
This is the state of my palette after taking it from overnight storage. I clean the palette each morning with a scrapper and remove dried colors. Often, if no colors…