April 15 2014
April 15. Tax day. It snowed in NE Ohio. Tonight is the full blood moon. An ominous day.
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Glop, goo, and jelly
I've never understood the fascination with thick, viscous oil painting mediums. Used for special effects, such mediums are perfectly fine, but for everyday work they are completely useless. I scratch my head whenever I see recipes…
Painting: Keith in Front of a White Chair
I finished this painting three days ago. Keith in Front of a White Chair, is fairly large (for me) oil painting measuring 36" x 48." [singlepic id=187 w= h= float=center] It's kissing cousin to this painting,…
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…
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…