Ice and snow be gone!
The last of the ice and snow melted away last night. Here is a shot of Lake Erie taken from my studio this morning. [caption id="attachment_3432" align="aligncenter" width="555"] The last of the ice and snow melted…
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It snowed yesterday
It snowed yesterday.
Bad easel
I listened to songs by PJ Harvey during this morning's painting session (actually drawing session). Her songs are filled with the kind of poetry that tears you up--just what I like. Many of her songs…
Spring? You bet!
Those aren't whitecaps on Lake Erie but ice flows loosened from the thawing ice--but I'll take it! We knew spring was finally arriving when we were able to keep the bedroom door open to last…
Rant
I was taught nothing of practical use about painting when I was a student. Worse than the daily dose of esoteric BS was the relentless, sneering attack on the subjects of technique and history, which…
In praise of cerulean blue
Cerulean blues is an extremely important color. Besides being a core blue (it should be on every palette), it forms complementary tones with most orange-brown colors, such as burnt sienna (another very useful color). [caption id="attachment_3284"…
Complementary neutral tones
The eye loves complementary neutrals. The eye will accept the 'truth' of a well placed neutral faster than it will a piece of carefully crafted modeling. Nature abounds with complementary colors. I remember as a…
Studio mess
As this photograph demonstrates, I need more studio space. Not shown are the larger--5' x 6'-- paintings that are precariously stacked on one another. My separate storage area is overflowing with even larger paintings, like…