Today, I finished the underpainting for the new painting Girl in the Lavender Dress. I based the design on several photos taken around Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, so the painting is part of the Playhouse Square series. Girl in the Lavender Dress, after my second session, is on the easel in this photo. On the Square, another…
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Studio journal 2/18/17
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Studio journal 2/12/17
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•I spent the day working on Picnic. I’ve written before about how I stalled out on Picnic. The issue was predominately the background figures. I put them in; I took them out; I put them back in again. I use ultramarine violet a lot, it’s especially useful for cool grays. I used ultramarine violet on the shirt of the guy at the…
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In the studio 11/26/2016
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In the studio 7/31/16
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•Playhouse Square Trip is, as the name implies, part of the Playhouse Square series. The design is based on several photos I took during one of my photo sessions at the Square. As readers know, I’ve been working on the series for a year or thereabout. The Square is heavily frequented by office workers, visitors, and theatergoers…
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Visiting the Republican National Convention
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In the studio 6/22/16
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•Sometimes I have to sneak up on a painting. It took me awhile to identify what was bugging me about Break Time. The background behind the right-hand figure didn’t please me, so I corrected it today. In the process, I painted over part of the figure’s hair, which is OK because the hair wasn’t finished…
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In the studio 5/22/16
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•This painting, Two Women at Playhouse Square is 30″ x 36.” As the name implies, it’s part of my Playhouse Square series. I did the smaller study in neutral grays earlier this year. The painting is still rough, but you can see its bones. Sculpture and other architectural touches fill the area around Cleveland’s Playhouse Square,…