Turpentine diaries 10/22/17
To some, my studio might look like a jumbled mess, but to me, it looks ordered and purposeful. I have three easels. I use the third one, the one not shown, for drawings. I expanded my…
Tag: painting material
Turpentine diaries 9/24/17
The unfinished painting The Press is 40" x 50." I've used RGH's walnut-ground flake white for a couple of weeks and I like it more and more. It keeps its body even when thinned to…
Best deal in flake white
RGH has the best deal for the all-important flake white. Their cremnitz white extra fine is $46.25 for a 250 ml jar. By comparison, a 237 ml jar of Williamsburg's flake white is $57. Old Holland,…
Turpentine diaries 7/30/17
Sub Rosa, on the easel, is part of the Main Street series. I've been using RGH's ultra-fine flake white regularly, which can be seen in the middle of the palette. I like it. Last week,…
Studio journal 6/18/17
I used RGH's extra-fine flake white and viridian green in today's sessions. RGH sells both paints in jars, which I don't like. But both jars have remained fresh. I've had the viridian for some time and…
Studio journal 6/2/17
After spending the morning drawing, I fully intended to finish Euclid Avenue #1, which I wrote about in the previous Studio journal post, and you can see it in the background of this photo. Instead, I worked…
Goodbye, Old Holland
Goodbye, Old Holland, I'm done with you. In my Oil Paint Brand Reference, I rated the Old Holland (OH) brand as top; best in breed among high-end brands. Its dense pigmentation gives it unrivaled covering power…
Studio journal 5/7/17
I worked on these two paintings today before my daughter and I went to the marina to work on The Betty Jane. The left-hand painting, The Delegate, is sailing along, to use a nautical allusion. Two days…