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Written by June 23, 2013

In the Studio 6/23/2013

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Not much to report this time as I’ve been under the weather. The small landscape is part of a Rockies-based series. I own a small property in Colorado but I don’t get out there often. If I moved away from the water, I would head for the mountains. The painting in the upper-right was finished

Written by June 9, 2013

Study: Making ‘The Call’ Part 2

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This is the first update for the study about making the painting titled The Call. In the first post, the drawing was finalized and a neutral ground applied to the canvas. The Call is 36″ x 48″. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsAfter the ground was thoroughly dry, I began the under-painting. I work

Written by May 27, 2013

Study: Making the Painting ‘The Call’

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I thought it would be interesting to follow a painting from start to finish. The subject is a woman making a call on her cell phone, hence the title–The Call. 1. Mechanics The 36″ x 48″ painting is on cotton canvas. I primed it (I nearly always prime my own canvases) with three layers of

Written by April 21, 2013

In the Studio 4/21/2013

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Some of today’s work. The large painting (5′ x 6′) is titled ‘Atlantic City I.’ My wife is from New Jersey and she used to live and work in Atlantic City, so I’ve spent time there. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI have a lot of paintings about Atlantic City and a number of

Written by March 31, 2013

Easter 2013

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I got a little work done this morning (got up at 5:00) then again after church at St. Mary’s. Worked on the three in this photo, plus one or two others. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsAll have the cheap lawn chair I frequently use. Its shape is always fun to paint. The larger

Written by March 17, 2013

In the Studio 3/17/13

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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. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsHere’s a shot of some of the things I worked on today. I finished the drawing of the larger one and decided to

Written by October 15, 2012

In the Studio Oct. 14 2012

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Another lifelong habit I have is working on several–sometimes very many–painting simultaneously. I will put a painting aside to be taken up later any number of times. I might work on a painting a dozen times or more. The net effect, alas, is that it sometimes takes a long time to finish a painting. This

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