Painting nuts and bolts
My homemade palette has provided good service for several years. It has enough room to muck about in, but it’s not so large that it’s difficult to move or clean. …
Wonderful sun-thickened oil
I’ve written about my everyday-medium plenty of times. I frequently modify my medium for certain situations. Sometimes, for example, I add a little Venice turpentine to the regular turpentine I use…
Turpentine diaries 10/22/17
To some, my studio might look like a jumbled mess, but to me, it looks ordered and purposeful. I have three easels. I use the third one, the one not shown,…
Best deal in flake white
RGH has the best deal for the all-important flake white. Their cremnitz white extra fine is $46.25 for a 250 ml jar. By comparison, a 237 ml jar of Williamsburg’s flake…
Turpentine diaries 7/16/17
I decided to work on my backlog of unfinished studies and small paintings. I worked on all of the paintings in the photo today, the bottom-left one last. Read moreCleveland Museum…
Studio journal 5/7/17
I worked on these two paintings today before my daughter and I went to the marina to work on The Betty Jane. The left-hand painting, The Delegate, is sailing along, to use…
Studio journal 4/30/17
The unfinished Women in Sandals is part of the Playhouse Square series. Women in Sandals is 44″ x 60.” Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsHere is a painting tip:…
Studio journal 4/15/17
I spent the last two days hammering the armor on the middle-lower painting. (Painters will know what I mean.) It’s not done but it’s getting there. Read moreCleveland Museum of…