~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
The ideal palette consists entirely of single-pigment colors. Such an ideal palette provides artists with total control over values and tones. This is especially important for artists, like me, who use lead white. These days,…
I visited Lake Erie's preeminent amusement park, Cedar Point, five times this summer. I am using the thousands of photos that I took from these visits as reference material for my new series--Amusement Parks. I…
Recently, a reader emailed me several questions that I want to share: i am looking for the perfect oil paint and it is not easy to choose and find the one that suits me. it…
In the past, I trolled titanium white users--zinc white users too. These whites, inferior as they are, provide the only competition for the champion of oil-paint white, lead white. Actually, it isn't even a contest;…
Art students frequently struggle over how to start a painting. Once started poorly, a painting is hard to correct. I've shared the starting stages of several of my paintings for art students struggling with starting…
I've had 4-5 sessions with my new painting titled Liberty Avenue. The painting is still in the early stages: the boat has left the slip and is in the channel but it hasn't made to…
As I've done several times, I intend to document the birth of a painting. The last time, I shared just the early stages of a painting. That's my plan this time too. 2-3 posts that…
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