{"id":8536,"date":"2019-09-02T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T01:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8536"},"modified":"2019-09-02T21:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T01:35:18","slug":"robert-doak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/robert-doak\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Doak"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was marveling about how good the sun-thickened oil is that I got from Robert Doak. Like everything I’ve ever purchased from him, the quality is excellent. I’m not out of the sun-thickened oil yet but I only have a half-bottle left. I hate to run out of supplies and I tend to stockpile them, which explains why I have 6 bottles of Groves’ siccative Courtrai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doak’s website is poorly designed, confusing, and the cart loses orders. I always call him when I need to order anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Mr. Doak answered the phone himself and we talked for 45 minutes. He’s very curious and also extremely knowledgeable. Unfortunately, he no longer makes the sun-thicked oil. He explained that it took too long to make and there wasn’t a big demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sent me some canvas samples and I’ll buy my next roll from him. I’ve just used the last of my current roll. I also decided to try some of his painting Goop. Normally I avoid thick, viscous mediums but I decided to try it simply based on his recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

We both agreed that Ralph Meyer’s book is useless ( his language was a little stronger than this). Someone gave it to me as a present some time ago. When I read his recommendation for damar-based mediums, I gave the book away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also ordered flake white pigment (a lot), a tube of his flake white, spike oil, and cold-pressed walnut oil. Mr. Doak maintains that walnut oil is better than linseed. There is a lot to be said for walnut oil, but I always find myself drifting back to the linseed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Photo taken today of studio stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Mr. Doak told me that he is 86.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was marveling about how good the sun-thickened oil is that I got from Robert Doak. Like everything I’ve ever purchased from him, the quality is excellent. I’m not out of the sun-thickened oil yet but I only have a half-bottle left. I hate to run out of supplies and I tend to stockpile them, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":8535,"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":[235,208,6,24,343],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anecdotes","category-materials","category-paintings","category-shop_talk","category-turpentine-diaries"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/studio-2019-9-2.png?fit=1200%2C620&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7477,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/wonderful-sun-thickened-oil\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":0},"title":"Wonderful sun-thickened oil","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"November 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I've written about my everyday-medium plenty of times.\u00a0 I frequently modify my medium for certain situations.\u00a0 Sometimes, for example, I add a little Venice turpentine to\u00a0the regular turpentine I use in my medium.\u00a0 I add a very small\u00a0amount of the sticky Venice turpentine to the medium. Other times, I add\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\/sun-oil1.png?fit=600%2C803&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sun-oil1.png?fit=600%2C803&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sun-oil1.png?fit=600%2C803&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8766,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/04\/glowing-lights\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":1},"title":"Glowing lights","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I have several themes in mind for today's post. One theme is about varnish--intermediate varnish. An intermediate varnish is used to seal the surface and prevent subsequent paint layers from sinking into the earlier layers. This \"sinking in\" robs the colors of their light and life. Since I paint in\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\/2020\/04\/studio-2020-4-5.png?fit=800%2C1025&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/studio-2020-4-5.png?fit=800%2C1025&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/studio-2020-4-5.png?fit=800%2C1025&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/studio-2020-4-5.png?fit=800%2C1025&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8419,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/a-look-at-rublev-oils\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":2},"title":"A look at Rublev oils – video review","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"May 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Link to the review on Turpentine diaries YouTube page. Last week I finally got off my behind and started podcasting, and this week I've produced my first video. In this video I look at two oils from Rublev: Sun-thickened Linseed Oil, and Sun-bleached Linseed Oil. Rublev produces a lot of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Grumpy review"","block_context":{"text":"Grumpy review","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/grumpy-review\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/podcast2.jpg?fit=1200%2C677&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/podcast2.jpg?fit=1200%2C677&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/podcast2.jpg?fit=1200%2C677&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/podcast2.jpg?fit=1200%2C677&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/podcast2.jpg?fit=1200%2C677&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9487,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2021\/05\/rghs-atelier-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":3},"title":"RGH’s atelier series","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"May 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"RGH's atelier series of refined painting oils is good stuff. I've used most of the pictured 4-oz jar and I'm very happy with the results. I just placed an order for a full pint. Good oil is critical for painting. RGH refines their oil by \"historical methods.\" I put that\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\/2021\/05\/rgh1.jpg?fit=600%2C817&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rgh1.jpg?fit=600%2C817&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rgh1.jpg?fit=600%2C817&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7403,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/turpentine-diaries-102217\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":4},"title":"Turpentine diaries 10\/22\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"October 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"To some, my studio might look like a jumbled mess, but to me, it looks ordered and purposeful.\u00a0 I have three easels.\u00a0I use the third one, the one not shown, for drawings.\u00a0 I expanded my palette from my habitual dozen colors to what you see now on my home-made palette.\u00a0\u00a0Just\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Artists","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/studio-2017-10-22.png?fit=800%2C462&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/studio-2017-10-22.png?fit=800%2C462&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/studio-2017-10-22.png?fit=800%2C462&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/studio-2017-10-22.png?fit=800%2C462&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9024,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/10\/white-siccative\/","url_meta":{"origin":8536,"position":5},"title":"White siccative","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"October 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I've written plenty of times about my medium. My medium is perfect for me but there are some corner cases. The medium is darkish and for the high-key colors, it can be too strong. White siccative is not found in the literature as much as the dark variety that I\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\/2020\/10\/studio-2020-10-11.jpg?fit=699%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/studio-2020-10-11.jpg?fit=699%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/studio-2020-10-11.jpg?fit=699%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Gw6F-2dG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}