About mastic-based mediums
Recently, I wrote about my experience with maroger–a mastic-based medium. Maroger was my standard medium for a period, although I haven’t used it in a number of years. I stopped…
Can’t wait to start painting
After preparing my palette and getting a cup of tea, I was met by cheery sunlight when I reentered the studio. The morning had been gray and gloomy, so the…
In the studio 11/25/16
I worked on Three Women in Sandals. I toyed with calling the painting The Three Graces… Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012I have always had a hard time settling…
Studio journal 4/9/17
The Press, the middle painting, is giving me trouble–the ground is, I mean. It’s lifeless. It’s one of two things, so I’ll soon know the cause. It’s not too bad…
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
I’m using a touch of a new medium today–Grove’s Cole’s varnish. It’s a copal-based varnish, which makes it close–first cousin–to my normal medium. I plan, after more work, to write…
Turpentine diaries 12/31/2018
Art is filled with aphorisms. Fat over lean, for instance, is a famous adage. The meaning for this old saw that is the most straightforward is to paint thickly-applied paint…
Problem with a canvas surface
I prepare my own lead-based grounds, and I am careful to ensure my painting medium is very drying. I want my surfaces to be TOUGH, capable of supporting numerous overpaintings.…
Turpentine diaries 8/6/17
The Delegate is 36″ x 48″. It still has a way to go. It’s another painting with an annoying surface. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI’ve written a lot…