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Winter time; bitter, bitter cold. More snow this morning.<\/p>\n

I’ve written before about the benefits of working on a lot of paintings simultaneously. Working this way allows paint layers to dry thoroughly. Painting over a layer too soon leads to bad problems (to use a technical term), such as cracking and sinking in. Working this way means there is always something to do no matter how tired or uninspired I might be. For big paintings especially, it allows the painting to gestate and ripen. Thinking about and looking at paintings are important parts of my process.<\/p>\n

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

If the drawing is strong and the theme true, I always find my way back to where I left off–I never lose the thread.<\/p>\n

\"Frozen<\/a>
Frozen Lake Erie from our balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But if the drawing is not strong or if the theme is not true, it’s a struggle. These struggles occur for me with small paintings, believe it or not. With large paintings, the drawing takes enough time that I can identify problems before getting to the painting stage. When that happens, I simply wipe the drawing off and start over. With small paintings, problems might surface after I’ve started painting.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

What kind of problems? When all is said and done, it boils down to one problem: weak theme. Some themes are perfectly suited to sketches, studies, drawings, pastels, or whatnot.  Problems can occur when such minor themes are instead turned into paintings.<\/p>\n

I used to experiment with materials and mediums a lot<\/em>. My studio journals contain hundreds of recipes and experiments. I would divide a canvas into quarters and in each quarter use a different medium and note the results. Each quarter would be an individual ‘painting.’ These paintings were spontaneous–I am a champion doodler, if I say so myself.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

This spirit of experimentation sometimes finds its way into my ‘real’ paintings–small ones. The combination of weak theme with experimentation can result in lost paintings–paintings where I’ve lost the thread.<\/p>\n

Experimenting with materials and mediums has its place, but not in ‘real’ paintings. As an exercise in discipline, I painted over several unfinished, small, ‘lost’ paintings–I purged them. The neutral grounds I applied over these lost children will be used for sketches or studies–as I should have done in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter time; bitter, bitter cold. More snow this morning. I’ve written before about the benefits of working on a lot of paintings simultaneously. Working this way allows paint layers to dry thoroughly. Painting over a layer too soon leads to bad problems (to use a technical term), such as cracking and sinking in. 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