Sub Rosa, on the easel, is part of the Main Street series. I’ve been using RGH’s ultra-fine flake white regularly, which can be seen in the middle of the palette. I like it. Last week, I used the last of a tube of flake white from Blue Ridge, which is also excellent paint. I was…
Month: July 2017
Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 7/23/17
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•Break is finally done. I struggled with the surface from the beginning which resulted in more sessions than usual. I won’t bore you with the details; the surface isn’t awful–it’s perfectly sound–but it’s not to my liking. Not nearly smooth enough and like any rough-surfaced canvas, it eats brushes. I like surfaces that are smooth and…
materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Tips and Studies, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 7/16/17
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•Main Street, materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 7/9/17
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•Grand Army of the Republic Highway is part of a series called Main Street, which is about, well, Main Street in out town. The town is a vacation destination and things happen downtown all of the time–festivals, street parties, concerts. I am adding pages to the site about my current series, Playhouse Square, and Main…