In the studio 9/25/16
I ended the day with a session with Spring. The canvas I used for this painting is the remnant of some cheap duck I bought long ago and forgot about. I should have never found it. I’ve struggled with the surface, which I should have expected.
In the studio 9/24/16
Main Street #1 is almost done; I can smell it. I plan on taking my high school-age son and some of his friends down to Main Street in our town and take a lot of photos that I can use in my designs. I like figures in front of the shop windows. Our town is
In the studio 9/18/16
Break is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 40″ x 50.” I’m a little tired as I write. I worked on a 36″ x 48″ drawing this morning before switching to painting. Break is the third and last painting I worked on today. If I get a second wind, I’ll work on the drawing after
In the studio 9/17/16
It’s an overcast day. I don’t like photographing the work with artificial light, so this photo is not too hot. But I think you can get a sense of how it’s progressing. 3 Women in Sandals is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 44″ x 60.”
In the studio 9/5/16
I am tired this evening so this is just a brief note. This painting is part of my Playhouse Square series. It’s not done but it is moving briskly. It’s 40″ x 50.”
In the studio 8/28/16
This painting is still raggedy; some parts, such as the hair, are barely started. The thing I’m not happy with is the title: Phone Call on Main Street. It’s not so much a title as a description. I don’t like the raised edges that can occur where two carefully-painted areas meet. Beneath the bench, you
In the studio 8/27/16
Jane and Keith Aboard the Betty Jane is taking some time to bring into port. I like the painting–don’t get me wrong–but it represents a direction that I turned away from. But I’ve decided to turn back to that direction and see where it leads. What is it? I’m not being coy but I am not
In the studio 8/21/16
Today, I went back to the paintings in the Playhouse Square series. I spent a day or two working on other paintings and the drawing for a new painting (not in the series). I don’t experiment much anymore with mediums or processes. I tried a lot of different things before arriving where I am now, and