Glitch in the matrix
I screwed up my website while I was improving it yesterday. The site was down for 24 hours due to a series of foul-ups. I expected the site to be down for a short time after implementing the changes, so it took some time before I realized something was wrong. Things should be back to

Additional updates
As I wrote yesterday, I updated the gallery with two paintings that I finished last year. Here is the second one titled The Singer: The Singer is 40″ x 50.” Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsThe WordPress plug-in I use to manage my gallery, NextGen, failed so I opened a support ticket. As with

Updates
Yesterday I noticed that I haven’t updated my galleries for a while. So, I added two paintings that I finished last year. Here is one of them, Woman in Black-stripped Dress: Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsWoman in Black-stripped Dress is 40″ x 54.” While working on the gallery, I noticed that the gallery

Site disruption
This site was disrupted overnight. A lot of my readers are outside the US and they want to know what’s up. I’ve transferred my domain registrar. The process is messy. To complete the transfer, I have to update several records. The catch is that I cannot update the records until the transfer is technically finished.

Studio journal 3/13/17
Due to changing my ISP, I am late posting this journal entry. I finished the underpainting for Down on Prospect Avenue and started some over-painting. The painting has a long way to go but I’ve gotten this far with just a few sessions, so it’s moving rapidly. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations As
I changed ISP
I moved. Did you notice? I changed my ISP today and there were some rough patches, as there always are when I do this. Nothing seems permanently broken although I haven’t checked everything yet. The last time I moved, things were a lot worse.

In the studio 7/26/15
Today’s session was the 4th for Man and a Woman in a Room. I don’t know how many more sessions it will need–not a clue. Paintings take on their own personality and this one is adamant bout the direction it wants to go.
I am working on a new oil brush reference that is a companion to my Oil Paint Brands reference. I will discuss the brushes I’m familiar with and rate them too. I’ll update it as I have new material.I thought it would be done last week but stuff happened.
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