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As usual, here is some current work. The small self-portrait at top was recently finished (it's still wet). It's a companion to a gouache I did earlier this year. [caption id="attachment_2326" align="aligncenter" width="500"] One finished…
The under-painting is now finished. [caption id="attachment_2244" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The Call, under-painting finished[/caption] The next update will occur after the under-painting is thoroughly dry and a substantial amount of modeling and local color have been…
This is my second update to the Oil Paint Brands post (a compendium of information about oil paint producers). Blue Ridge has proved to be a reliable producer and they have supplanted Windsor Newton as…
Here are three paintings I've started. The drawings for the bottom two were recently finished. [caption id="attachment_2121" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the Easel 6.16.2013[/caption] All three are in the under-painting stage. These deviate somewhat from the…
This is the first update for the study about making the painting titled The Call. In the first post, the drawing was finalized and a neutral ground applied to the canvas. The Call is 36"…
I recently completed two paintings of the same--exact same--subject. These self-portraits were started at roughly the same time and both recently finished. [caption id="attachment_2014" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Two paintings of the same subject (self-portrait)[/caption] Why two…
This large painting (6' x 8') is a pain to work on in my somewhat cramped studio. Don't get me wrong, I love my studio overlooking the lake, but compared to my last studio in…
I thought it would be interesting to follow a painting from start to finish. The subject is a woman making a call on her cell phone, hence the title--The Call. 1. Mechanics The 36" x…
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