Retouch varnish
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Read more: Retouch varnish
When you work on an oil painting over an extended period, colors sometimes become dull.…
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Read more: Video: A cautionary tale
For those interested in the audio-only version, here’s the link to the podcast:
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Read more: Alchemist’s alchemy
WHAT WAS THE SECRET OF THE OLD MASTERS? THE ALCHEMISTS KNEW…AND SO SHALL YOU! That…
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Read more: Podcast: Where did modern art start?
Where and when did modern art start? Let’s start with Courbet.
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Read more: St. Charles’ good book
Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters by Sir Charles Eastlake…
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Read more: Turpentine diaries 6/16/19
I can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch me paint but–believe it or not–I…
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Read more: Turpentine diaries 5/12/19
As much as I whine and moan about this or that, I’m not the hot-house…
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Read more: Avant-garde and kitsch
In this podcast, I look at Clement Greenberg’s influential article from 1939, ‘Avant-Garde and Kitsch.’






