Studio journal 2/5/17
I’ve titled this new painting Down on Prospect Avenue. The other day, I shared the painting after my first painting session with it. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI…
Turpentine diaries 9/9/17
The studio is busy just now. The drawing is a study for a large painting I’m preparing to launch. The figures, except for the right-hand two, are prominent in the…
Scale again
Yesterday, I wrote about how scale affects paint handling. A figure on a 6-inch canvas is painted differently than the same figure on a 6-foot canvas. Pretty straightforward but a…
More painting designs
I finished the drawing for this painting which is the latest in my Amusement Park Series. I’ve pushed the drawing on the canvas farther than usual to clarify the complicated…
In the studio 2/16/14
Here is recent work. The lower painting is from something I saw earlier this winter during my last trip to New York. In the upper painting, “Whispers,” I am using…
In the studio 8/17/14
This painting has occupied me for the past three days. The 42″ x 56″ oil is from an a batch I started this spring. The red gown provides a satisfying…
In the studio 2/18/15
The under-painting is done on The Photographer. All color areas are close to their planned final tone. Having said that, no part of the painting is finished; with the figure…
In the studio 8/23/15
Jane and Keith Aboard the Betty Jane is 4′ x 5′. I’ve only had a few painting sessions so it’s just now shareable. I think you can get a sense…