{"id":8108,"date":"2018-10-22T12:54:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8108"},"modified":"2018-10-22T12:54:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:54:36","slug":"turpentine-diaries-10-22-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/turpentine-diaries-10-22-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Turpentine diaries 10\/22\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Normally in my Turpentine Diaries posts, I include a photo of an unfinished painting after having worked on it. As regular readers know, I’m not shy about criticizing my work–far from it! There are always things that bother me; problems that need addressing. While I frequently whine about these problems in a general way, I almost never discuss the actual issues. My guess is that I have addressed specific issues no more than a handful of times in all these posts. <\/p>\n

In part, I avoid specifics because I don’t want to jinx the painting. It’s true–don’t laugh. Paintings are dreams and dreams can easily be interrupted. But I also avoid discussing specific problems as a strategy. While I keep copious technical notes in my studio journal (grounds, mediums, dates, etc.), I almost never record aesthetic issues.<\/p>\n

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

This strategy enables me to look at unfinished work with fresh eyes.  I haven’t touched–or looked a–this painting in several months. When I took it up today, it was with fresh eyes.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Agamemnon and Orestes<\/em> is shown here before working on it today. It’s a big painting (for me), 44″ x 60″.<\/p>\n

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

I write these lines after a good, long session with it. I strengthened the darks and the painting has more pop. I used my homemade walnut oil in my medium, and the session went well. I like my homemade oil. Of course, there are always painting problems to solve, and no, I’m not spilling the beans.<\/p>\n

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