Studio journal 1/22/17
The cheery sunlight made me pause as I entered the studio and take this photo. The easel has the painting Break on it. Break is 40″ x 50.” Read moreCleveland Museum…
Studio journal 1/18/16
Sub Rosa, the unfinished painting on the easel, is moving along. The underpainting is nearly done. The white-seeming ground visible throughout the painting is actually a middle-ish gray tone. Compare it…
Studio journal 1/14/17
I didn’t plan it, but yesterday I worked on two paintings of my son John. I finished the larger painting on the easel, John Hudson and His Father. It’s based on…
Studio journal 1/8/17
Here’s the studio corner with recently-worked paintings drying. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsThe bottom-right painting, Sub Rosa, is still in the starting stages. You can see the gray-tone…
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. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI’ve disdained synthetic brushes in…
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…
In the studio 11/27/16
Visit to the Square is part of the Playhouse Square series. I worked on it yesterday and today. It’s early evening now and the light is gone but I plan…
In the studio 11/26/2016
The Press is based on several photos I took during the RNC in Cleveland this past summer. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsThe Press still has a long…