{"id":5543,"date":"2015-10-18T18:22:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T22:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=5543"},"modified":"2015-10-18T18:22:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T22:22:02","slug":"in-the-studio-101815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/in-the-studio-101815\/","title":{"rendered":"In the studio 10\/18\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took awhile for <em>Parade<\/em> to get going. The ground is nonabsorbent and I fought it during the first several sessions. I still don&rsquo;t like it but it&rsquo;s starting to cook with gas now. Another thing that is challenging is the scale of the figures. They&rsquo;re at that in-between scale; too small for full treatment, but too large for simplifications that are effective at smaller scales. <em>Parad<\/em>e is 42&Prime; x 56.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5550\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/in-the-studio-101815\/studio-10-18-15\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5550\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?resize=600%2C634\" alt=\"The unfinished 'Parade' on the easel\" width=\"600\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?resize=560%2C592&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?resize=260%2C275&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?resize=160%2C169&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The unfinished &lsquo;Parade&rsquo; on the easel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Parade<\/em> is a street scene in New York,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took awhile for Parade to get going. The ground is nonabsorbent and I fought it during the first several sessions. I still don&rsquo;t like it but it&rsquo;s starting to cook with gas now. Another thing that is challenging is the scale of the figures. They&rsquo;re at that in-between scale; too small for full treatment, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,24,19],"tags":[271,56],"class_list":["post-5543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paintings","category-shop_talk","category-studio","tag-studio","tag-unfinished-paintings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/studio-10-18-15.jpg?fit=600%2C634&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5024,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/in-the-studio-41915\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":0},"title":"In the studio 4\/19\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I showed Sunday Parade once before when I probably should not have--it was too raw. It's overcast today and the studio lights (even my 'natural light' lamps) wash-out the colors,\u00a0but\u00a0I think you can get a sense of what is going on. \u00a0\u00a0Sunday Parade is 42\" x 56.\" Although Sunday Parade\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;materials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/studio-2015-4-19.jpg?fit=500%2C441&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4812,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/in-the-studio-3815\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":1},"title":"In the studio 3\/8\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday's painting session was the 4th for Taking Note. The underapinting is finished, which is fast (for me)\u00a0considering it's large size--42\" x 56\". But it's only a single figure and the design is simple and straightforward. In the background on the floor is the new Sunday Parade, which is also\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;materials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/STUDIO-2015-3-8.jpg?fit=444%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5211,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/in-the-studio-62115\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":2},"title":"In the studio 6\/21\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"June 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Unfortunately, the overcast skies resulted in a dark\u00a0photograph of Sunday Parade. \u00a0The studio's bank of natural-light lamps washes out the colors in\u00a0photographs, so I have to make due with this dark photo or none at all. \u00a0The painting has a long way to go but parts are done; such as\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\/2015\/06\/studio-2015-6-21.jpg?fit=500%2C649&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5464,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/in-the-studio-92815\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":3},"title":"In the studio 9\/28\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"September 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The Girl in the Purple Boots is 40\" x 50.\" I\u00a0enjoy the size so much, I prepared 6 additional canvases of the same size. One is in the drawing stage and another is in the early painting stage. The Girl in the Purple Boots is composed from\u00a0three photos taken in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;materials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/studio-2015-9-28.jpg?fit=600%2C697&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/studio-2015-9-28.jpg?fit=600%2C697&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/studio-2015-9-28.jpg?fit=600%2C697&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4889,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/in-the-studio-32215\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":4},"title":"In the studio 3\/22\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't think I've shown this painting--Sunday Parade--before. According to my studio journal, today's painting session is the fifth. It was too raw. Still is, really. The underpainting isn't finished; but it's far enough along that you can get a sense of where it's going. This design is put together\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;materials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sunday_parade.jpg?fit=444%2C387&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6184,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/06\/in-the-studio-61916\/","url_meta":{"origin":5543,"position":5},"title":"In the studio 6\/19\/16","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"June 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I am into the overpainting phase with Parade. although the surface is still very matte. \u00a0No part is exactly done. Yesterday's morning session went poorly. \u00a0I couldn't see. \u00a0It happens. \u00a0Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with previously, the solution is obvious. \u00a0How could I have\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\/2016\/06\/studio-2016-6-19.jpg?fit=888%2C661&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studio-2016-6-19.jpg?fit=888%2C661&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studio-2016-6-19.jpg?fit=888%2C661&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/studio-2016-6-19.jpg?fit=888%2C661&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Gw6F-1rp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}