I took this from the studio window. After the weekend’s bitter cold and snow, it was heartening to see this sailboat underway in calm waters. Although the boat is not under sail, it’s still a cheery sight.
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Bio, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
Good Grief—it snowed yesterday!
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Yep. We had a twenty-minute white-out squall yesterday morning, April 20th! Granted, all the snow was gone by the afternoon, but this is the latest I remember it snowing. And today it’s windy and COLD! Even Buddy, our Silky Terrier, was hesitant to approach the shore. Here he is screwing up his courage to walk…
Bio, Paintings, Studio Corner, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
In the Studio 4/21/2013
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Some of today’s work. The large painting (5′ x 6′) is titled ‘Atlantic City I.’ My wife is from New Jersey and she used to live and work in Atlantic City, so I’ve spent time there. I have a lot of paintings about Atlantic City and a number of others planned. The painting of the…
Bio, Paintings, Studio Corner, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
In the Studio 4/14/2013
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Some of today’s work: ‘Grandfather’ is large by my recent standards–40″ x 60″. The drawing was transferred using a grid. When the drawing was done, I inked it, that is, I went over it with India ink. Then I covered the surface with an thin tone of raw umber and lead white. For larger paintings…
Bio, Paintings, Studio Corner, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
In the Studio 4/7/2013
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Here is a batch of some recent work. The large painting–‘The Conversation’–is 66″ high. It’s not far from being finished (knock wood). The smaller paintings are Betty Jane paintings, that is, paintings of people aboard my boat–The Betty Jane. They are also examples of paintings on canvas board. Treated properly, canvas board can be as…
Shop Talk, Tips and Studies, Uncategorized
Lost Secrets of the Masters Part I
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We are in the midst of a surging revival of interest in historical painting methods. More is written on the topic each day. Many authors point to received experts (Eastlake and Doerner to name just two—my own threadbare copies are much-thumbed) and claim to have rediscovered or reinvented long-lost methods. The pursuit of the ‘lost…
Artists, Cleveland, Galleries, Paintings, Reviews, Thumbs-Up-Down, Uncategorized
The 42nd Student Show at The Galleries at CSU
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I enjoy student shows and attend them whenever I’ve a chance. While most student shows are filled with, well, student-grade work, I almost always find a gem or two. So I wasn’t disappointed when the bill of fare for this exhibition at the Galleries at Cleveland State U. proved to be bog-standard stuff, which is to say most pieces…
Shop Talk, Uncategorized
Update to Oil Paint Brands
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I’ve updated the Oil Paint Brands material to reflect the recent quality decline of several brands: LeFranc, Rembrandt, and Daniel Smith. All three have fallen from the ‘mid-range, good value’ category to student grade. Avoid except for sketches or grounds. One consequence is that Windsor-Newton has tightened its grip on the all-important mid-range category. The others…