Studio journal 3/19/17
I recently bought some of Rublev’s Lead Oil Ground. I’ve had mixed results with Rublev products. Their oil paint is excellent. Their burnt sienna is top shelf. However, much of their…
Studio journal 3/13/17
Due to changing my ISP, I am late posting this journal entry. I finished the underpainting for Down on Prospect Avenue and started some over-painting. The painting has a long…
Studio journal 3/12/17
I worked most of the day on The Candidate, the painting in the upper-center in this batch of current work. The underpainting is done. I’ll say it’s done. I don’t…
Studio journal 3/5/17
I worked on these two paintings today. They are at the opposite ends of their cycles. I just started the underpainting on The Candidate (painting on the floor). The other…
Studio journal 2/26/17
I’m late posting this journal entry. I actually posted a later version of the bottom painting, Girl in the Lavender Dress. That painting plus the painting on the easel, Break,…
Studio journal 2/21/17
I’ve always approached painting as a process of carving away and revealing, the way I imagine a sculptor approaches sculpting. Not modeling but carving. I bring this up because this unfinished…
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…
Studio journal 2/5/17
I’ve titled this new painting Down on Prospect Avenue. The other day, I shared the painting after my first painting session with it. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI…