~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
I use several products manufactured by James Groves. Jim specializes in historical painting mediums and ingredients. I've tried almost all of his products and they are unfailingly excellent--world class. I use his 19th Century Copal Oil…
I made progress on Euclid Avenue I this morning. Progress on the 48" x 60" painting has been slow at times. This canvas is from a stock of 'professional grade' canvases I bought some time back. The surfaces on…
I've been working on paintings that take a lot of time recently, such as the lower one in this photo. The drawing in the bottom painting was done with pencil and then fixed with ink.…
With over 30 figures in its 44" x 60" space, Picnic wants to careen into confusion. Which I do not want, so we argue. The central figure, by turning her back to us, adds her…
Several busy days in the studio. I worked on 10-12 paintings over the past few days, including Sunday Parade. Sunday Parade is finally locked into a good place (even though I still haven't settled on its…
In my Oil Paint Brand reference I ignore Lukas oils, assigning them to the student-grade category. Recently I purchased an assortment of their 1862 line, which is their premier line. The prices for the 1862 line…
On the Square is part of my Playhouse Square series--a series of paintings with subjects taken from Cleveland's Playhouse Square. At 4' by 5', On the Square is at the outer limit for an easel painting. Any larger…
I am really glad that Blue Ridge Paints is taking orders again. I learned last month about their fire when I went to their web site to place an order. I was concerned that…
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