In the Studio 8/18/2013
A favorite chair. I have used a white lawn chair in my paintings several times. I like its sensuous shape and the matte color provides an interesting contrast to the objects around it. The two…
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Painting Mediums Revisited
Someone asked why I fudged the proportion of varnish in my medium recipe. Varnishes differ widely from one another. Some are made with oil and some are made with thinner. Some start concentrated with the…
I Can’t Get This Little Painting Out of My Mind
The Cleveland Museum of Art, like most museums, rotates the paintings in its permanent collection. The museum recently rotated its Dutch School collection, happily bringing into view this little gem by Gerrit Dou. When I…
Bad, Bad, Bad (ingredients)
Anyone who knows me knows that one of my hot button issues is premium-priced art supplies that are actually inferior, or, as is often the case, pure crap. So don't get me started. Recently I…
In the Studio 7/28/2013
What's unusual about today's 'In the Studio' post is the works I'm showing were both finished today! The larger is titled 'Jane Hudson and Her Father,' (yes, it's me holding my daughter Jane when she…
RIP Joseph O’Sickey
NE Ohio Joseph O'Sickey died Monday at the age of 94. I Reviewed his current show at The Bonfoey Gallery here.
Mirror
An artist is like a man sitting in a dark room holding a mirror. There in the dark, little can be seen. But if he opens the 'Nature' window, light floods the room and an…
Painting Mediums
Painting mediums are a never-ending topic for discussion and debate among artists. Mediums profoundly affect how oil paint handles, and many preparations are complicated or dangerous, filled with ancient lore and alchemical processes. Oil by…