Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>The bottom version is oil on canvas. I used to routinely finish paintings in an hour or two. Speed is irrelevant. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I spent another morning working on several versions of the same subject. The top version is charcoal and chalk on toned ground. The paper is extremely thick. I don’t remember the supplier (I bought it some time ago) and I no longer like the super-rough surface. 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