I’ve written several times about the oil paint manufacturer RGH. No, I don’t have a relationship with them, it’s just that I use their product a lot. Their flake white is my current go-to white. They also sometimes send me free paint when I order from them, such as the jar of blue ochre on…
Month: January 2018
materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized
Turpentine diaries 1/21/18
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•I was going to write about some medium-related topics today but I am tired and want to keep this brief. Today’s sessions with Down on Prospect Avenue were filled with pushing and pulling. Not struggling but pounding things into shape: somethings lighter; somethings darker; somethings cooler; somethings warmer–you get the picture (no pun intended). I…
Main Street, materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 1/14/18
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•materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized, Vermilion, OH
Turpentine diaries 1/7/18
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•I worked on Booth at the Fair these past two days. It’s starting to move my way. I can struggle with paintings for a variety of reasons, sometimes technical, sometimes who knows what. This painting hit a groove straightaway and began to slide into place, except I didn’t want it to go that direction. Now, like…
materials, Shop Talk, Tips and Studies, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized
Painting nuts and bolts
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•My homemade palette has provided good service for several years. It has enough room to muck about in, but it’s not so large that it’s difficult to move or clean. I converted the glass-framed reproduction I found at a secondhand shop into an everyday palette by removing the print and then painting the backing a middle…