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Written by July 17, 2013

Tip: Painting Flesh

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There is not a single best way to paint Caucasian flesh.  Any orange-brown tone can serve as a base that can be made lighter and darker, and cooler and warmer as needed. As simple as this sounds, it’s maddeningly easy to misfire when painting portraits or figures. The eye scans portraits and notices false notes

Written by July 15, 2013

In the Studio 7/14/2013

Bio . Paintings . Shop Talk . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

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. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsThe painting on the lower-right (tentatively titled ‘Down’) has a warm orange-brown ground. I favor this tone for my grounds

Written by June 30, 2013

Study: Making ‘The Call’ Part 3

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The under-painting is now finished. The next update will occur after the under-painting is thoroughly dry and a substantial amount of modeling and local color have been added. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsPart 2. Part 1. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012Part 4 Finished painting

Written by June 30, 2013

Oil Paint Brands Update 6/30/2013

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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 my day-to-day paint. Their paint is excellent and I had a bad experience with WN. Recently I bought two 200

Written by June 16, 2013

In the Studio 6/16/2013

Bio . Paintings . Shop Talk . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

Here are three paintings I’ve started.  The drawings for the bottom two were recently finished. All three are in the under-painting stage. These deviate somewhat from the more strict under-painting demonstrated in the ‘The Call.’ In that painting, the under-painting is restricted to neutrals, whereas in these the local color (still well towards neutral, however)

Written by June 9, 2013

Study: Making ‘The Call’ Part 2

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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″ x 48″. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsAfter the ground was thoroughly dry, I began the under-painting. I work

Written by May 27, 2013

Two Paintings of the Same Subject

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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. Why two paintings on the same subject? Technical reasons! No, really. I wanted to compare two mediums and determined the best ways was to test them on the same subject. The smaller one

Written by May 27, 2013

In the Studio 5/26/2013

Bio . Paintings . Shop Talk . Studio Corner . Uncategorized . Vermilion, OH Article

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 Indian Mills, NJ, it’s small. Large paintings like this one are difficult to move and store. One thing interesting about

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