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 in the Playhouse Square series and I still plan several more. I have not exhausted the subject–far from it.
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Paintings, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
Turpentine diaries 2/18/20
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•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″ x 52″ and 40 x 56.” Yesterday, I walked downtown by the lake and someone nearly hit me with their…
materials, Paintings, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 2/11/18
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•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 James Groves. I’ve written before about how much I like his products, copal varnish, and Courtrai drier. In yesterday’s session,…
Cleveland, materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized
Turpentine diaries 1/28/18
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Turpentine diaries 1/21/18
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•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 but pounding things into shape: somethings lighter; somethings darker; somethings cooler; somethings warmer–you get the picture (no pun intended). I…
Main Street, materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
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Turpentine diaries 1/7/18
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•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 a groove straightaway and began to slide into place, except I didn’t want it to go that direction. Now, like…
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Painting nuts and bolts
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•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 I found at a secondhand shop into an everyday palette by removing the print and then painting the backing a middle…