Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>Heated Discussion<\/em> is getting there. I finally like the red background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I’ve stretched and gessoed a large number of canvases this week. Soon, my store of stretchers will be exhausted. I’m concentrating on several dimensions: 36″ x 48″, 40″ x 50″, and 44″ x 60″. I have 6-10 paintings in each of those dimensions in various states of finish. 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