~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
I've written before about the various methods used to transfer designs to canvas or other surfaces. There are three ways to do it: projector, grid, or cartoon. Typically, I use grids. Grids can handle any scale and I like…
I finished Keith Standing in Front of a Painting of Himself quickly this morning and grew excited. I thought I'd also be able to finish The Girl in the Purple Boots today (you can see the…
I had to laugh when I read this article in the Independent. The story is about the group calling themselves Renoir Sucks protesting in front of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Renoir Sucks' main tenant is, well, that…
I've written before about my oil medium. I wasn't exaggerating when I wrote that my medium, one I've used for years, is the result of many, many trials. I haven't used every possible medium, of course,…
I worked the last two days on The Woman in the Purple Boots. This morning I thought I could finish it today but I wasn't able to. Except for the right-most figure, the painting is…
The Girl in the Purple Boots is 40" x 50." I enjoy the size so much, I prepared 6 additional canvases of the same size. One is in the drawing stage and another is in the…
I finished Graduation Day yesterday. Graduation Day is 42" x 56." Twice before I thought I was approaching the finishing session only to run out of steam. But yesterday's morning session went well, so I was…
This small painting (20" x 24") is on a canvas board I prepared with traditional gesso (just whiting and glue). I like traditional gesso a lot. It's smooth and slightly absorbent. Unfortunately, it's too fragile…
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