Turpentine diaries 9/23/18
Down on Prospect Avenue? Prospect Avenue? Prospect? Down on Prospect? The latter is the name I plan to stick with. This painting is almost finished. My habit is to put…
Paint bigly
I am painting three new canvases that fit the bigly category. Big for me, is 4′ x 5′ or thereabouts. In the preceding weeks, I was drawing bigly too–working on…
In the Studio 6/30/2013
One unfinished oil–Boat Hook–and two watercolors. “Boat Hook” is almost finished. The two watercolors are large (for watercolors). The bottom one (California coast) should be finished soon.
In the studio 2/23/2014
The large (42″ x 68″), unfinished painting is titled Conversation. The smaller (36″ x 48″) painting, Whispers, was finished yesterday. Two paintings of people talking while outdoors? A coincidence (I think), although…
In the studio 8/31/14
I’ve had two more session with this painting since I last posted an update. That makes seven sessions, not counting the drawing sessions. The sky is done.
In the studio 3/1/15
I worked the past several days on finishing the under-painting of The Woman in Purple Boots. The Woman in Purple Boots is 40″ x 50″ which is a nice size and format.…
In the studio 8/30/15
My kids are used to seeing themselves in paintings. I use them as models a lot, although less these days than previously. Painting children is challenging and can easily lead…
In the studio 3/13/16
I’ve been working on paintings that take a lot of time recently, such as the lower one in this photo. The drawing in the bottom painting was done with pencil…