~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
Yesterday's Thanksgiving holiday was wonderful at our house. We had three of our children here to share my wife's delicious turkey and stuffing. Daughter Jane baked an apple pie, and son Keith made deep-fried mac and cheese. …
Upsidedown. It's useful to look at your paintings in mirrors or upsidedown, as I've down here. The old rule-of-thumb maintains that a painting should be balanced when looked at normally and in a mirror. That old…
I finished On the Square then put down my brush and took a walk. Sometimes I have to get out of the studio to cure "studio blindness," during which I lose my objectivity and focus…
I finished Spring during my morning session. I added a tiny little bit of sun-thickened oil to my usual medium. A small amount of this oil dramatically affects the paint. Sun-thickened oil, unlike stand oil…
Terrible photo but it's dark and I'm tired so it will have to do. Man With a Baby Carriage is in the final stage--the fun stage. If the drawing is strong, it will take you…
The unfinished painting The Press is 40" x 50." I've used RGH's walnut-ground flake white for a couple of weeks and I like it more and more. It keeps its body even when thinned to…
Along 4th Street is 40" x 50." The surface is very good and the painting is moving well. When the surface is solid, I do less re-painting and things go faster. I've written about how…
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 new painting's design. I plan…
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