Keep fresh It is certainly important to keep fresh eyes. I’d planned to write more about this important topic but I’ve missed my usual posting date, so if I don’t post soon, it will be stale.;-) This painting, Sub Rosa (36″ x 48″) is in the final, touch-up phase. When paintings get to this stage,…
Month: October 2018
materials, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries, Uncategorized
Turpentine diaries 10/22/18
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•Normally in my Turpentine Diaries posts, I include a photo of an unfinished painting after having worked on it. As regular readers know, I’m not shy about criticizing my work–far from it! There are always things that bother me; problems that need addressing. While I frequently whine about these problems in a general way, I…
materials, Shop Talk, Tips and Studies
Homemade-drying walnut oil
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•I wrote before about the drying linseed oil I prepared. I decided to continue my investigations by preparing some drying walnut oil, the results of which you can see in the accompanying photograph. The walnut oil is clearer than the linseed oil and has the same excellent handling qualities. How did I prepare it? I…
Artists, Main Street, materials, Paintings, Studio Corner, Turpentine diaries
Turpentine diaries 10/7/18
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•Small paintings (this painting is 30″ x 40″) always take longer than I expect. Starting, I intend to keep it simple, but I’m always discovering more things to explore or problems to solve. I’m only successful with finishing studies quickly when I restrict myself to monochrome. Who knows when this painting will be done. I…