Studio journal 4/9/17
The Press, the middle painting, is giving me trouble--the ground is, I mean. It's lifeless. It's one of two things, so I'll soon know the cause. It's not too bad but it's frustrating because things…
Tag: painting material
Grumpy review: RGH website
I placed a paint order on RGH's website, and the agile boys at RGH promptly shipped two 250 ml jars of Paynes gray to me. Unfortunately, I'd ordered two 250 ml jars of flake white. I…
Studio journal 2/12/17
I spent the day working on Picnic. I've written before about how I stalled out on Picnic. The issue was predominately the background figures. I put them in; I took them out; I put them back in again.…
Lukas 1862 oils test drive
I used some of the Lukas 1862 oils I wrote about before. I'm still not ready to add the brand to my oil paint reference because I need more testing. In their marketing material, Lukas…
Studio journal 12/28/16
Euclid Avenue #1 took up my time today. Euclid Avenue #1 is part of the Playhouse Square series. Push-pull. I've disdained synthetic brushes in the past, but I finally found a model that behaves decently:…
Studio journal 12/26/16
I worked on the 48" x 48" oil, Two Cakes. Two Cakes has been long in hand. I really do not like the surface; a commercial canvas by Fredrix. I bought an assortment of Fredrix…
Studio journal 12/11/16
I thought I was going to finally finish Main Street #1 today but I fell short. I am still not satisfied with the right-most figure. So, I keep working until I'm happy with it. Today I…
