Turpentine diaries 2/25/18
I finished Three Women in Sandals (I know, I know--a lame name. Three Women in Sandals is another painting in my Playhouse Square series. It's 44" x 60." By now, I've created a large number of paintings…
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Turpentine diaries 2/18/20
More Playhouse Square work. This one is creatively titled Trip to Playhouse Square. This (still) unfinished painting is 40" x 50." I like the size and recently ordered enough stretchers for 9 paintings sizes 40"…
Turpentine diaries 2/11/18
This unfinished painting, Lunch Alone is 32" x 46," is part of the Playhouse Square series. I like my medium a lot but I'm always willing to try new things, especially when they come from…
Turpentine diaries 1/28/18
I've written several times about the oil paint manufacturer RGH. No, I don't have a relationship with them, it's just that I use their product a lot. Their flake white is my current go-to white. …
Turpentine diaries 1/21/18
I was going to write about some medium-related topics today but I am tired and want to keep this brief. Today's sessions with Down on Prospect Avenue were filled with pushing and pulling. Not struggling…
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
I'm using a touch of a new medium today--Grove's Cole's varnish. It's a copal-based varnish, which makes it close--first cousin--to my normal medium. I plan, after more work, to write a review, so I won't…
Turpentine diaries 1/7/18
I worked on Booth at the Fair these past two days. It's starting to move my way. I can struggle with paintings for a variety of reasons, sometimes technical, sometimes who knows what. This painting hit…
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. I converted the glass-framed reproduction…