In the studio 9/18/16
Break is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 40″ x 50.” I’m a little tired as I write. I worked on a 36″ x 48″ drawing this morning before…
Update to a recently ‘finished’
See, I know I’m my own worst critic. Whenever I finish a painting, I put it away so I can’t look at it for several weeks. If I don’t put…
Review: Eyewitness Views
The Cleveland Museums of Art’s Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe is the best show I’ve seen at the museum since I started my near-weekly visits six years ago. …
Turpentine diaries 4/21/19
Easter. After mass, I had a short session with Agamemnon and Orestes, a painting that is 44″ x 60.” Busy, busy. Crushed with work, which makes me happy. It means…
Palettes everywhere
The hand clamps I use for carpentry are versatile. Here, I’ve used one to attach a palette to my easel. My big palette, the one that spills over my paint…
Red River Gorge
We visited the Red River Gorge in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest in October. It’s beautiful there, especially in the fall. Read moreIn the Studio Oct. 14 2012In addition to camping,…
Lake Erie Comes Alive
Lake Erie came alive this week; Spring is finally here. The first private boats were spotted–what a cheery sight! One brave soul was night fishing, his running lights moving slowly…
Bad Blockx
Here’s a tube of Blockx that’s gone bad. Phtalo green is so strong it overpowers other colors so I don’t use it often, but even so this tube should still be…