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 using it because details are…
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In the studio 12/6/15
I spent most of my time recently working on new paintings that are still too raw to show. I am also working on a new cycle of pieces that are still in the drawing stage. I…
In the studio 11/29/15
I've posted little this week. The flu sapped my energy and I preserved what little of it I had for painting and drawing. Most days, I got very little work done, and what I did exhausted…
In the studio 11/7/15
When the painting ground (surface) isn't up to snuff paintings take longer. The ground for The Photographer is one of the poor ones. A small change in the preparation can have a major effect. I'll…
In the studio 11/1/15
The ground on this painting, Three Women (VW Bug), is wonderful. It's a traditional oil ground applied over acrylic gesso. A traditional oil ground is essentially white oil paint with the addition of chalk. The chalk makes…
Artists’ studios
Most of modern arts journalism is marketing. One infrequently encounters critical journalism these days. A recent article in Canadian journal The Walrus is pretty typical. The piece, A Portrait of the artist's Studio, is about the…
In the studio 10/25/15
After drawing this morning, I worked on Picnic. In addition to the four main figures, there are 27 other figures, or parts of figures, in the background. I'm having fun with all those figures. [caption id="attachment_5577" align="aligncenter"…
I Finished The Woman in the Purple Boots
I thought I was going to finish The Woman in the Purple Boots a few days ago but wasn't able to. After letting the last work dry thoroughly, I finished it today in a short…