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This morning, as usual, I worked on drawings, this time for a painting titled The Photographer. This was the 2nd drawing session for it.  I spent the rest of the day painting on the 44″ x 56″ Washington Square.  Today’s painting session was the 3rd for this painting; it’s still too raw to show.  Yesterday I had my initial painting session on a work titled Three Young Women.  The ground on this painting is more absorbent than what I normally use.  I like it–the absorbent ground–a lot.  It too is too raw to show you.

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In the studio 9/21/14

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I had several sessions with this painting, Dinner in Trenton, over the past few days. It was the first opportunity to use my new Terkell flats; first-rate brushes–and affordability priced. How many more sessions? Hard to say. Working on a large painting (Dinner in Trenton is 42″ x 56″) is a series of calculations.  It’s easy to make…

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I had several painting sessions with a new painting titled Washington Square. I finished the drawing yesterday morning (6th or 7th drawing session) and started straightaway on the painting. The 44″ x 60″ has twelve figures–and pigeons! It’s not far enough along to show yet. The painting is very rough and I don’t think anyone looking at it at this point could come away with a sense of its design.

I also put grounds on several canvases. Lately, I favor warm-gray grounds and the new canvases look very inviting–I can’t wait to get started on them. One of the new canvases is 5′ x 6.’

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I get a lot of email from readers, mostly technical questions, which I always answer. A recent correspondent asked my opinion about Blockx oils. Blockx is one of the premium brands and I cover it in my OIl Paint Brands reference. Blockx is really fine paint; Not long ago, I got a terrific price on their…

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In the studio 9/7/14

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Fourteen figures are in this 40″ x 56″ oil. Main St. #2 is a scene from our hometown’s annual Festival of the Fish (Main st. #1 is another scene from the festival). With every viewer-facing figure sporting sunglasses, I should call it “Sunglasses Festival.” I’ve had 10 sessions with this painting and I still have along way…

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I had my first drawing session for a new painting this morning. The Photographer is 32″ x 48″ and like The Explainer  the subject is a single figure, although this time the figure is outdoors.

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Finished painting: The Explainer

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I finished The Explainer  this morning.  This woman was explaining a painting to her companions who listened to her with rapt attention.  I didn’t pay attention to what she said but she was in earnest. The Explainer is 30″ x 48.” According to my studio journal, this morning’s session was the twelfth, not counting the drawing…

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