Old Holland painting medium
No, I haven't lifted my boycott against Old Holland. But a comment on this related post sent me looking at my dwindling stock of Old Holland supplies--things I bought pre-boycott. This photo shows my bottle…
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Is there something wrong with stand oil?
After reading some of my disparaging remarks about stand oil, a reader asked me if there was something wrong with stand oil. The short answer is no, there is nothing wrong with stand oil. The…
YouTube art instruction
If you are looking for art instruction videos, YouTube is loaded with them. That's the good news--videos for every taste and interest. The bad news is that the quality is--to put it charitably--spotty. You get…
Studio corner
This is a photo of my new painting room. It has a lot of north-facing windows so it's great in that regard, but the ceiling is a little low as I think you can tell…
New drawing
Normally, a new drawing isn't important enough for me to write about, but the drawing I completed today is noteworthy for its large size--30" x 36." "Three Sisters" is from a large roll of Canson…
Drawing on canvas board
Whenever I have time, I prepare new canvases, consequently, I have a large stock of canvases and boards for painting. I prepare canvas boards by sanding the supplied surface and applying additional layers. I like…
Grumpy book review: Lapvona
I don't fit into the intended audience of most contemporary fiction reviewers so I try to avoid them. But a recent YouTube reviewer had one of my favorites, Blood Meridian, on his top fiction list…
A lot of paint
While reconfiguring my studio shop, I emptied the contents of my paint cabinet onto my work table. My son saw the table and exclaimed, "Wow, that's a lot of paint!" I hadn't noticed what he…