{"id":7313,"date":"2017-09-16T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T20:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=7313"},"modified":"2017-09-16T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T20:21:04","slug":"turpentine-diaries-91617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/turpentine-diaries-91617\/","title":{"rendered":"Turpentine diaries 9\/16\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Along 4th Street<\/em> is 40″ x 50.”  The surface is very good and the painting is moving well.  When the surface is solid, I do less re-painting and things go faster.<\/p>\n

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

I’ve written about how much I like RGH’s Extra-fine Flake white.  That white is ground with safflower oil.  I’ve also been using walnut oil in my medium, so I thought I’d try RGH’s white ground with walnut oil.  During my first several sessions, I hated the walnut-ground white.  It seemed simultaneously thicker but less covering than the safflower-ground version.  But during today’s session, I like how the walnut-ground white handles–very nimble. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Along 4th Street is 40″ x 50.”  The surface is very good and the painting is moving well.  When the surface is solid, I do less re-painting and things go faster. Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsI’ve written about how much I like RGH’s Extra-fine Flake white.  That white is ground with safflower oil. 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