In the studio 8/20/16
It’s curious how problems can disappear. Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with, the solution is blindingly obvious. How was it that I struggled? Today was like that with Victory Park I. I had struggled with some passages but today everything fell into place. I had a healing brush; everything was
In the studio 8/14/16
I’m having fun with the blues in Break. Break is part of the Playhouse Square Series. Break is 40″ x 50.”
In the studio 8/6/16
I concentrated on the paintings in my Playhouse Square series this week. On the Square is one of them. On the Square is 48 x 60″.
In the studio 7/31/16
Playhouse Square Trip is, as the name implies, part of the Playhouse Square series. The design is based on several photos I took during one of my photo sessions at the Square. As readers know, I’ve been working on the series for a year or thereabout. The Square is heavily frequented by office workers, visitors, and theatergoers
In the studio 7/24/16
I’ve nearly finished the underpainting of Man Pushing a Baby Carriage. I showed the initial drawing for this painting in a recent post. By underpainting, I mean the first sessions during which I start modeling the dark tones and apply local colors. I use the neutral ground for lights, as on the shoulders of
In the studio 7/17/16
The painting, Girl in Purple Boots II, is on the easel. In the background is the recently started Women in Sandals. Girl in Purple Boots II is based on several–three–photos that were taken at an intersection in mid-town Manhattan . It’s 44″ x 60″. Women in Sandals is also 44″ x 60″. I spent more time drawing
In the studio 7/7/16
I finished the drawing for 3 Women in Sandals quickly. It took three days to finish the underpainting. 3 Women in Sandals is 44″ x 60,” a format I use a lot. I couldn’t decide on a name for the painting even after working on it several days. My working name for it, 16-5-1, was the
In the studio 7/6/16
I’ve stretched and gessoed a large number of canvases this week. Soon, my store of stretchers will be exhausted. I’m concentrating on several dimensions: 36″ x 48″, 40″ x 50″, and 44″ x 60″. I have 6-10 paintings in each of those dimensions in various states of finish. We celebrated my wife’s birthday yesterday–porterhouse steaks,