Turpentine diaries 8/19/18
For today's session with Lunch Alone, in addition to my usual medium, I used 'flavored' turpentine for my solvent: turpentine with some homemade drying oil, plus drops of Courtrai siccative. Readers of my blog know…
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Painting Tom
Painting Tom is a short film by Jake Harness. Jake is a young filmmaker and Painting Tom is part of his documentary on creative people. To my suprise, I enjoyed the experience. Painting Tom is,…
Finished? Not finished? Finished? Not finished?
Many artists have trouble determining when a painting is finished. It can be excruciatingly painful to let a painting go, especially after you worked on it for a long time. If like me, you focus…
Turpentine diaries 7/22/18
I used my homemade drying oil in recent sessions with Down on Prospect Avenue. I substitute the oil for black oil in my medium recipe. Large paintings (Down on Prospect Avenue is 44" x 60")…
Homemade drying oil
The crude container that I made with a lead sheet contains 16 oz. of cold-pressed walnut oil. I'll leave the oil in the container for several months before straining it into a jar, like the…
Turpentine diaries 6/17/18
The thing about this Fabriano drawing pad is I can work-up drawings with pencil or pen--my two favorite materials--without mess or fuss. The really good paper I save for charcoal or pastel, but this paper…
Turpentine diaries 5/27/18
The Woman in Red Pants is not over-large so I finished the underpainting, shown here, in 2 sessions. The Woman in Red Pants is 36" x 48." We live in a great time when information…
Turpentine diaries 5/19/18
The morning session with Agamemnon and Orestes was slow and easy. With a large painting like this (44" x 60"), I use hog bristle brushes for most of the work. Today I used 5s and…