{"id":6061,"date":"2016-05-22T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T23:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=6061"},"modified":"2016-05-22T19:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T23:03:09","slug":"in-the-studio-52216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/in-the-studio-52216\/","title":{"rendered":"In the studio 5\/22\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This painting, <em>Two Women at Playhouse Square<\/em> is 30&Prime; x 36.&rdquo; &nbsp;As the name implies, it&rsquo;s part of my Playhouse Square series. &nbsp;I did the smaller study in neutral grays earlier this year. &nbsp;The painting is still rough, but you can see its bones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6059\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2-small-paintings\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?resize=500%2C807\" alt=\"A painting with a small study of the sane subject\" width=\"500\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?resize=260%2C420&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?resize=160%2C258&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A painting with a small study of the same subject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f5f6f5;\">Sculpture and other architectural touches fill t<\/span>he area around Cleveland&rsquo;s&nbsp;Playhouse Square, like the&nbsp;pyramid&nbsp;shapes in the background. &nbsp;The area is delightful if you have a painter&rsquo;s eye. &nbsp;The light in Cleveland is very good, as it is in all northern cities. &nbsp;That&rsquo;s when it&rsquo;s not overcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This painting, Two Women at Playhouse Square is 30&Prime; x 36.&rdquo; &nbsp;As the name implies, it&rsquo;s part of my Playhouse Square series. &nbsp;I did the smaller study in neutral grays earlier this year. &nbsp;The painting is still rough, but you can see its bones. Sculpture and other architectural touches fill the area around Cleveland&rsquo;s&nbsp;Playhouse Square, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":6059,"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":[10,6,19],"tags":[271],"class_list":["post-6061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland","category-paintings","category-studio","tag-studio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-small-paintings.jpg?fit=500%2C807&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6805,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/studio-journal-22617\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"position":0},"title":"Studio journal 2\/26\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm late posting this journal entry. \u00a0I actually posted a later version of the bottom painting, Girl in the Lavender Dress. \u00a0That painting plus the painting on the easel, Break, are both in the Playhouse Square series. Break\u00a0is 40\" x 50.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-26.gif?fit=765%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-26.gif?fit=765%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-26.gif?fit=765%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-26.gif?fit=765%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7452,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/turpentine-diaries-111117\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"position":1},"title":"Turpentine diaries 11\/11\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"November 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I finished On the Square then put down my brush and took a walk. Sometimes I have to get out of the studio to cure \"studio blindness,\" during which I lose my objectivity and focus instead on some narrow aspect of the painting. After a 45-minute walk, I returned to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-11.png?fit=800%2C889&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-11.png?fit=800%2C889&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-11.png?fit=800%2C889&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-11.png?fit=800%2C889&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6778,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/studio-journal-21817\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"position":2},"title":"Studio journal 2\/18\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"On the Square is 48\" x 60,\" which is big for me. \u00a0On the Square is part of the Playhouse Square series. \u00a0I think the three figures in the center-rear sitting at a table are done. \u00a0It's the only part of the painting that is finished. \u00a0I tend to work\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-18.png?fit=800%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-18.png?fit=800%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-18.png?fit=800%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/studio-2017-2-18.png?fit=800%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4854,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/playhouse-square\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"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. I've taken photos in all weather and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/playhouse_square_a.jpg?fit=444%2C222&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7084,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/studio-journal-52117\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"position":4},"title":"Studio journal 5\/21\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"May 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I was able to spend time with this painting yesterday, working all over it. Girl in the Lavender\u00a0Dress is based on a mash-up of several\u00a0photos. \u00a0It's part of the Playhouse Square. series. I also painted a small oil study yesterday. \u00a0 I am using RGH's \"extra fine\" flake white. \u00a0After\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/studio-2017-5-21.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/studio-2017-5-21.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/studio-2017-5-21.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/studio-2017-5-21.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7699,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/turpentine-diaries-2-25-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":6061,"position":5},"title":"Turpentine diaries 2\/25\/18","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I finished Three Women in Sandals (I know, I know--a lame name.\u00a0\u00a0Three Women in Sandals is another painting in my Playhouse Square\u00a0series.\u00a0 It's 44\" x 60.\" By now, I've created a large number of paintings in the Playhouse Square series and I still plan several more.\u00a0 I have not exhausted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cleveland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cleveland","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/cleveland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-25.png?fit=800%2C1194&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-25.png?fit=800%2C1194&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-25.png?fit=800%2C1194&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-25.png?fit=800%2C1194&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Gw6F-1zL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6061","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=6061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}