I ended the day with a session with Spring. The canvas I used for this painting is the remnant of some cheap duck I bought long ago and forgot about. I should have never found it. I’ve struggled with the surface, which I should have expected.
Main Street #1 is almost done; I can smell it. I plan on taking my high school-age son and some of his friends down to Main Street in our town and take a lot of photos that I can use in my designs. I like figures in front of the shop windows. Our town is…
Break is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 40″ x 50.” I’m a little tired as I write. I worked on a 36″ x 48″ drawing this morning before switching to painting. Break is the third and last painting I worked on today. If I get a second wind, I’ll work on the drawing after…
It’s an overcast day. I don’t like photographing the work with artificial light, so this photo is not too hot. But I think you can get a sense of how it’s progressing. 3 Women in Sandals is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 44″ x 60.”
Drawing is the heart and soul of art. If the drawing is strong, you have to work hard to screw up a painting. If the drawing is weak, you have to work hard to just produce mediocrity. I’ve gone through periods during which I did more drawing than painting, especially when I was young and painting…
I am tired this evening so this is just a brief note. This painting is part of my Playhouse Square series. It’s not done but it is moving briskly. It’s 40″ x 50.”