In the Studio 3/24/2013
Except for one nice weekend, this has been The Winter That Never Ends. It's below freezing and overcast with high winds--grrr. A good day to stay inside and work on paintings, right? Here's a shot…
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In the Studio 3/17/13
Poor light yesterday, Saturday, but good light today. The lake came alive this week and although it's cold--mid-30's--the waves and whitecaps already remind me of summer. Here's a shot of some of the things I…
In the Studio 3/10/2013
With the temperatures near 70, it felt like Spring. What a difference a week makes! Keith got his baseball stuff out and John and I went to the marina to inspect the Betty Jane. All…
In the Studio 3/3/2013
The light was poor this morning but improved as the day worn on; eventually the sun made an appearance. March has been an extension of February which was an extension of January--in other words, it's…
In the Studio 2/17/2013
A productive day with a lot of good sunlight. I finished two self-portraits this morning (a gouache and another pastel-gouache), almost finished the drawing for a new still life (oil), then worked on the oils…
On the Easel Feb. 10, 2013
Picasso said he became an artist because he wanted to have his own collection of paintings. That sounds apocryphal but if he didn't say it, he should have. I've been working on these pieces these…
In the Studio 1.27.13
Lake Erie finally froze this week. When the Lake freezes, a giant marker highlights 'winter' and shouts WINTER. Often, after many storms, the snow and ice are thrown into huge mountains that reach amazing height…
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…