~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
As usual, here is some current work. The small self-portrait at top was recently finished (it's still wet). It's a companion to a gouache I did earlier this year. [caption id="attachment_2326" align="aligncenter" width="500"] One finished…
A professional from Guadalajara visiting Cleveland for the first time was enthusing about the city's many attractions, especially the art museum. "It's magnificent--world class," she exclaimed! "The Rubens, the Velasquez, the Goya...," she rattled-off several more…
Not much to report this time as I've been under the weather. The small landscape is part of a Rockies-based series. I own a small property in Colorado but I don't get out there often.…
The contemporary figurative artist Eric Fischl has written, with the aid of Michael Stone, his autobiography--Bad Boy: My Life On and Off the Canvas. Because Fischl's work stands to the side of several currents in…
Here are three paintings I've started. The drawings for the bottom two were recently finished. [caption id="attachment_2121" align="aligncenter" width="444"] On the Easel 6.16.2013[/caption] All three are in the under-painting stage. These deviate somewhat from the…
The works in Virgie Ezelle Patton's show at William Busta span the last two decades. That's a lot of time to cover in a typical exhibition, but not enough time for a retrospective, especially for…
This is the first update for the study about making the painting titled The Call. In the first post, the drawing was finalized and a neutral ground applied to the canvas. The Call is 36"…
Lately, I've spent nearly all my time drawing. The accompanying photo shows three canvases prepared and ready for painting. The finished ink drawings were covered by a thin varnish-based ground. After the neutral-gray grounds are…
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