{"id":8297,"date":"2019-02-24T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2019-02-24T20:29:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:29:29","slug":"turpentine-diaries-2-24-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/turpentine-diaries-2-24-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Turpentine diaries 2\/24\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"

I completed the under painting today for Fork<\/em>. Fork<\/em> is 54″ 66″. Even if you’re not familiar with my blog, you can probably see that the painting is still a long way from the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lights nearly everywhere are from the thinnly-covered gray ground. Next session I start the over-painting; adding full-bodied lighter tones and strengthening the darks too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I worked this week on the drawing for another painting in the Main Street series. (Fork<\/em> is part of this series.) The as yet unnamed painting is 40″ x 50″.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For several years I’ve been focused on subjects set in public spaces. It’s been some time since I used models but I’m itching to do paintings set in interiors with more intimate themes. Maybe some nudes or portraits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I completed the under painting today for Fork. Fork is 54″ 66″. Even if you’re not familiar with my blog, you can probably see that the painting is still a long way from the finish line. The lights nearly everywhere are from the thinnly-covered gray ground. 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