This large painting (6′ x 8′) is a pain to work on in my somewhat cramped studio. Don’t get me wrong, I love my studio overlooking the lake, but compared to my last studio in Indian Mills, NJ, it’s small. Large paintings like this one are difficult to move and store. One thing interesting about…
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Study: Making the Painting ‘The Call’
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I thought it would be interesting to follow a painting from start to finish. The subject is a woman making a call on her cell phone, hence the title–The Call. 1. Mechanics The 36″ x 48″ painting is on cotton canvas. I primed it (I nearly always prime my own canvases) with three layers of…
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In the Studio 5-19-2013
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Here’s a photo of paintings I’ve worked on during the past few days. The one on the upper-right–‘Woman in Wine-Colored Blouse’–is nearly done (knock wood!). The palette in the foreground contains an assortment of neutrals I use, along with several values of burnt sienna (for flesh).
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Boating Season Underway on Lake Erie
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Today was the first real day of the boating season. Pleasure boats and fishing boats dotted the lake as if it was midsummer. Here’s the view from the studio: After a painting session in the morning, my son John-Parker and I went to the slip where The Betty Jane is moored for the season. Here…
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In the Studio 5/12/2013
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Here’s a photo of ‘Lower East Side,’ a large (5′ x 6′) painting currently in progress. It’s about (roughly) my studio in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It was before 9-11 so the World Trade Center still stood. I had a great view to lower Manhattan, as you can see from the detail through the window.…
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In the Studio May 5th, 2013
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Here’s a photo of some recent work. The winter scene is from a terrific storm some years ago in Trenton/Princeton, NJ. Now that the weather is warming, I can bring myself to take up a winter subject. Behind the winter subject is the beginnings of a new painting. I’ve finished just a small portion of…
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In the Studio 4/28/2013
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Here is a photo of some of the recent work. The large painting (‘Two Cakes,’ 48″ x 48″) is nearly done–I hope! This photo, by the way, was taken with my new Nikon D5200. It was high time I upgraded my camera. I am going to replace some of the awful photos in the gallery.
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Second Coldest Spring on Record
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According to the papers, that is. The upshot is the boating season here on Lake Erie has been slow to start. We were going to finish getting The Betty Jane ready for launching today but the rain will delay us. We aren’t the only ones affected by the cold, damp weather. Most of these shrink-wrapped…