{"id":7238,"date":"2017-08-06T19:25:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T23:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=7238"},"modified":"2017-08-06T19:25:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T23:25:53","slug":"turpentine-diaries-8617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/turpentine-diaries-8617\/","title":{"rendered":"Turpentine diaries 8\/6\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Delegate<\/em> is 36″ x 48″.  It still has a way to go.  It’s another painting with an annoying surface.<\/p>\n

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

I’ve written a lot recently about painting surfaces, I know.  I bought a large roll of canvas two years ago, which enables me to monitor how changes to the painting surface can affect performance.  All the recent canvasses have the same canvas and stretchers.  I’ve modified the other elements in order to find the best-performing materials and processes.  <\/p>\n

I’ve identified what works for me, but the ill-favored surfaces are still winding their way through my studio, including The Delegate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

What works for me?  I plan on writing about my findings sometime soon, but one important component is the preparation of the final layer–the ground.  Using a scrapper makes an immense difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Delegate is 36″ x 48″.  It still has a way to go.  It’s another painting with an annoying surface. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI’ve written a lot recently about painting surfaces, I know.  I bought a large roll of canvas two years ago, which enables me to monitor how changes to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":7240,"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":[208,6,24,19,343,1],"tags":[271,56],"class_list":["post-7238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-paintings","category-shop_talk","category-studio","category-turpentine-diaries","category-uncategorized","tag-studio","tag-unfinished-paintings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/studio-2017-8-6.jpg?fit=800%2C489&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7516,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/turpentine-diaries-11-26-17\/","url_meta":{"origin":7238,"position":0},"title":"Turpentine diaries 11\/26\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"November 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"After flavoring my medium with additions for several days, today I used my normal medium.\u00a0 I worked on this painting during both of today's sessions.\u00a0 When the painting surface is right, as with this painting, my normal medium is unbeatable.\u00a0 What is a good surface?\u00a0 I like smooth surfaces.\u00a0 'Smooth'\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","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\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-26.png?fit=800%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-26.png?fit=800%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-26.png?fit=800%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-26.png?fit=800%2C682&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8383,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/turpentine-diaries-4-20-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":7238,"position":1},"title":"Turpentine diaries 4\/20\/19","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This photo shows my new painting, Troopers, after 4 sessions. 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