{"id":10672,"date":"2022-06-23T16:51:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T20:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=10672"},"modified":"2022-06-23T16:55:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T20:55:54","slug":"new-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/new-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am embarking on a new series: <em>Amusement Par<\/em>k. After my last visit to Cedar Point, I&rsquo;ve amassed 1500 photos. I bought a season pass and intend many more visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amusement Park joins my two other series: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/playhouse-square-series\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7171\" target=\"_blank\">Playhouse Square<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/main-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">Main Street<\/a>. I am still have many more paintings in the works in the Main Street series but the Playhouse Square is done (I think).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1-807x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C812&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=807%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 807w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=768%2C975&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=560%2C711&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=260%2C330&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?resize=160%2C203&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/in-the-studio-oct-14-2012\/\" class=\"template-2\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>My 85mm and 50mm 1.8 S lenses are great on my Nikon Z7 camera. I plan to add another prime lens to my arsenal later this summer, either a 35mm or 20mm. Both are 1.8 and what Nikon calls &lsquo;fast&rsquo; primes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=640%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=768%2C629&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=560%2C459&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=260%2C213&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/swirl-2.jpg?resize=160%2C131&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/in-the-studio-102812\/\" class=\"template-2\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">In the Studio&mdash;10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>What better time to start a series about amusements parks than when the world is sliding into WWIII, eh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am embarking on a new series: Amusement Park. After my last visit to Cedar Point, I&rsquo;ve amassed 1500 photos. I bought a season pass and intend many more visits. Amusement Park joins my two other series: Playhouse Square, and Main Street. 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I struggled with the surface from the beginning which resulted in more sessions than usual. \u00a0I won't bore you with the details; the surface isn't awful--it's perfectly\u00a0sound--but it's not to my liking. \u00a0Not nearly smooth enough and like any rough-surfaced canvas, it eats brushes. \u00a0I like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Paintings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Paintings","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/paintings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/studio-2017-7-23.jpg?fit=800%2C942&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/studio-2017-7-23.jpg?fit=800%2C942&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/studio-2017-7-23.jpg?fit=800%2C942&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/studio-2017-7-23.jpg?fit=800%2C942&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6295,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/in-the-studio-73116\/","url_meta":{"origin":10672,"position":1},"title":"In the studio 7\/31\/16","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Playhouse Square Trip is, as the name implies, part of the Playhouse Square series. \u00a0The design is based on several photos I took during one of my photo sessions at the Square. \u00a0As readers know, I've been\u00a0working on the\u00a0series for a year or thereabout. \u00a0The Square is heavily frequented by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;anecdotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"anecdotes","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/studio-2016-7-31.jpg?fit=800%2C747&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/studio-2016-7-31.jpg?fit=800%2C747&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/studio-2016-7-31.jpg?fit=800%2C747&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/studio-2016-7-31.jpg?fit=800%2C747&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5900,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/in-the-studio-32016\/","url_meta":{"origin":10672,"position":2},"title":"In the studio 3\/20\/16","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I made progress on Euclid Avenue I\u00a0this morning. \u00a0Progress on the\u00a048\" x 60\" painting\u00a0has been slow at times. \u00a0This canvas is from a\u00a0stock of 'professional grade' canvases I bought some time back. \u00a0The surfaces on these 'professional grade' canvases are very poor--execrable. \u00a0I've had to spend a lot of time\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;aesthetics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"aesthetics","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/aesthetics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-20.jpg?fit=666%2C561&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-20.jpg?fit=666%2C561&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-20.jpg?fit=666%2C561&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4854,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/playhouse-square\/","url_meta":{"origin":10672,"position":3},"title":"Playhouse Square","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I started a series of paintings early in the winter called Playhouse Square. Each painting in the series portrays\u00a0the area around Cleveland's Playhouse Square\u00a0and the people going about their Square-related business. I am amassing photographs for the project; I already have several hundred. 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