Book Thief
In the summer before third grade, we moved to a small town far from Dayton. The ramshackle house we rented was across the street from the public library. With its pink-marble columns, the library seemed…
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David Hickey’s Air Guitar
Do you like to read? Me, I've always been a voracious reader. Like other autodidacts, I let my interests take me where it will--I read what I damn well please. Lately, I've been reading a…
Carl Gaertner
Yesterday was a lucky day--I discovered an artist new to me: Carl Gaertner (1898-1952). Gaertner's reputation is almost entirely local to Cleveland, as Robert Smith's is confined to Dayton. Gaertner was born in Cleveland and lived in…
Love Everything About It
I love everything about art making. This has always been the case for me, but when I was young I was more impatient. I also had an elevated view about the role of artistes. As…
Manet in Toledo
I missed the Toledo Art Museum's Manet exhibition. As consultation I am reading Foucault's "Manet and the Object of Painting."
White Paint–in Praise of Lead
The most important color--by far--is white. White oil paint comes in three flavors: Zinc white (zinc oxide, PW4, usually called Chinese White when used in watercolors). Although known from ancient times, its common usage is relatively modern, dating…
Thumbs-up: Bonnard; Thumbs-sideways:Vuillard
Vuillard Have you dated someone whose online profile scored highly, only to be disappointed upon meeting her/him? I've never used an online dating service (my wife has strong opinions on this subject), but my relationship with Vuillard feels…
Oil Paint Brand Ratings
Latest update: 2/7/25 I've used oils paints from almost every producer known to man, or at least those known in the US. This photo shows my two paint cabinets. The one on the left has…