{"id":1445,"date":"2013-03-24T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T20:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2013-03-24T16:11:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T20:11:23","slug":"in-the-studio-3242013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/in-the-studio-3242013\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Studio 3\/24\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Except for one nice weekend<\/a>, this has been The Winter That Never Ends. It’s below freezing and overcast with high winds–grrr. A good day to stay inside and work on paintings, right?<\/p>\n

Here’s a shot of recent efforts. The big painting, ‘The Gift,’<\/a> was finished this morning. None of the others shown are near being done.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>

\"studio-3-24-13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I always listen to my iTunes collections when painting. Today it was Tom Waits<\/a>, one of my favorites. Waits hits a certain mood better than anyone.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

I think I mentioned this before but I’ll repeat it for new readers. The paintings in the studio photos are posed–but not for the photo. I always arrange my work at the end of the day so I can study them. Looking at the paintings is as important as doing them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Except for one nice weekend, this has been The Winter That Never Ends. It’s below freezing and overcast with high winds–grrr. A good day to stay inside and work on paintings, right? Here’s a shot of recent efforts. The big painting, ‘The Gift,’ was finished this morning. 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One of the challenges (and pleasures) of Main Street #2 is the large number of figures in the space--14. 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