In the studio 5/25/14
Here’s work from today and yesterday. Yesterday I finished the under-painting for the smaller work titled Woman on E. 10th Near Tompkins Square. I met the woman during my last visit to New York in November. I was rambling around my old stomping grounds and she was kind enough to let me photograph her. It’s 30″ x
In the studio 5/18/14
Here is the beginning of a brand new painting. The underpainting was applied in two sessions. The 36″ x 48″ painting is titled Heated Discussion. As usual the pencil drawing was fixed with ink before paint was applied. The underpainting is thin enough to see the drawing through it. The lower painting, The Antique Shop,
On the easel 5/11/14
Mother’s Day. The weather is perfect. We worked on the boat–The Betty Jane–yesterday and today. Painting was light this morning but I did get a session in with The Call. First time I’ve worked on it in a little while. I used the last of my old roll of canvas stretching three large ones yesterday. Earlier this
In the studio 5/4/2014
Here is another painting from the cycle of large paintings ( this one is 42″ x 56″) that I am doing. The drawing was finished yesterday and it took yesterday and today to finish the initial under-painting. Following my usual practice, the detailed drawing–pencil over a raw umber ground–took several days. After fixing the drawing
Review: RGH Oil Paint
RGH Oils is a small manufacturer that promotes its wide-range of lead-based whites. I think that is smart. There is an opportunity here for small suppliers to fill the gap left as the larger companies cut production–and raise prices to lurid heights. After using the paints from my first order (shipped instantly, by the way),
In the studio 4/27/14
I’ve been painting one color for several days–gray: neutral gray, cool gray, warm gray, off-white, and mud. Lately I’ve used Michael Harding lead white.which is very good and cheaper than Blockx and Old Holland. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI’m well into a cycle of large paintings (large for me, that is). Most of
In the studio 4/20/2014
The lower painting has along way to go; the raw umber ground is still visible beneath the figure on the lower-left and other places. It’s 40″ x 56.” The upper painting is nearing completion. It’s called “Explain” or “Plain” or some such. The lower one is titled “Dinner in Trenton,” by the way.
In the studio 2014-4-13
Here is the newest studio update. The drawing on the floor started as a painting on canvas board, but I was having so much fun drawing, I decided to finish it that way. I still plan a painting on the same subject–the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Colorado. I prepared the canvas board using