In the studio 8/20/16
It's curious how problems can disappear. Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with, the solution is blindingly obvious. How was it that I struggled? Today was like that with Victory Park…
Category: Vermilion, OH
In the studio 6/4/16
Main Street #1 is another painting based on Vermilion's Main St. I already finished Main Street #2 even though I started it after #1. [caption id="attachment_6031" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 'Main Street #1'[/caption] I plan several more…
In the studio 2/7/16
Woman in Purple Boots II is getting to that point where it's fun to paint. The groundwork has been done and now it's time to have fun. Painting can be compared to building a house. You…
In the studio 2/1/16
I worked on the two small painting in the upper-right. The portrait is based on a photo I took of a friend in Princeton. It's a very poor photo--underexposed and out of focus. In the…
Snow-crusted Lake Erie
The east coast is blasted by a historical storm--over two feet of snow in Washington. Airports from NC to New England are closed. For once, the worst weather in the eastern part of the country…
Finished ‘Main Street II”
I finished the painting I wrote about in my last post. Main Street II is a 40" x 56" oil.
In the studio 6/21/15
Unfortunately, the overcast skies resulted in a dark photograph of Sunday Parade. The studio's bank of natural-light lamps washes out the colors in photographs, so I have to make due with this dark photo or none at…
The Betty Jane
It's been a slow boating season so far. The Betty Jane has some serious leaks in the fresh water system. (You can see the bilge water pouring out at the bow.) When I first discovered…