This corner of my studio shows two paintings that I’m working on. The unfinished painting on the floor is the latest in my Main Street series. The large vertical painting is the newest work in my Amusement Park series. I had my first painting session with it yesterday. I’ll continue to work both of these…
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Amusement Park series, Drawings, Studio Corner, Uncategorized
More painting designs
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•I finished the drawing for this painting which is the latest in my Amusement Park Series. I’ve pushed the drawing on the canvas farther than usual to clarify the complicated relationships among the 16 or so figures. The drawing is lead pencil which allows more precision than charcoal. You might wonder why I spend so…
Amusement Park series, Paintings, Studio Corner
Amusement Park Series update
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•How to, materials, Studio Corner, Tips and Studies, Uncategorized
Starting a painting
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•Everyone knows how to start a painting, right? You take up your brush and begin–what’s the problem? Joking aside, if you want to create a sketch or study, that IS exactly how you start. That approach is fine until you want to create something more ambitious. If you intend to create a piece that’s large,…
materials, Studio Corner, Uncategorized
What happened to Kremer pigments?
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•The Germany-based art supplier Kremer was the best source for hard-to-find items not long ago. Now? It’s impossible to complete orders online, not difficult–impossible. I recently attempted to place an online order with Kremer’s U.S. location. The order contained two items that Kremer flagged with special handling requirements. One of the items is black oil…
cameras, Main Street, Paintings, Studio Corner, Vermilion, OH
New camera lens
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•Amusement Park series, Paintings, Studio Corner
What’s cooking
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•Main Street, Paintings, Shop Talk, Studio Corner, Tips and Studies
‘Liberty Avenue’ again
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•Art students frequently struggle over how to start a painting. Once started poorly, a painting is hard to correct. I’ve shared the starting stages of several of my paintings for art students struggling with starting a painting. I expected my previous post about the progress of my new painting, Liberty Avenue, to be the final…