I attended the annual Cleveland Museum of Art Staff Exhibition the other day. Like last year, the show is in the museum’s lower level by the parking garage. Unlike last year when renovations forced traffic through this area, the exhibition space is now well off the beaten track. The quality–like last year–is uneven. Exhibitors come…
Here is some of this morning’s work, a painting with the uninspired title ‘Man and Woman in a Room.’ If you’ve a better title let me know.
My father-in-law, Wayne Kaniper, died Saturday in Brigantine, New Jersey after a battle with cancer. He was 81. Wayne was a retired teacher and school superintendent. He was in the habit of sending me newspaper clippings that he thought would be of interest. The topics reflected his wide-ranging interests: history, business, and civics. He was…
The Cuban-born, Cleveland-based artist Augusto Bordelois is showing some striking works at Cleveland State U. The exhibition, titled “Based on a True Story,” is filled with large-format paintings full of bold colors and simple shapes that burst their frames and overflow the shallow space, as in the accompanying photo. The designs are strong although simple;…
More recent work. The church is from a drawing I made in Colorado. I am using a mastic-based medium in this painting. In the past I used a jelly-type medium (Maroger), but stopped long ago. This medium isn’t jelly-like in the least even though it uses mastic. It’s an OK medium but not nearly as…
I continue to update the survey of oil paint brands. I have been using a lot of paint from the small producer Blue Ridge Colors. I am constantly on the lookout for reliable day-to-day paints, that is, paints that are good quality and reasonably priced. In this pursuit, I’ve recently used Rembrandt, Winsor Newton, and…
Here is a photo of paintings I’ve worked over the last several days. None are finished, although the bottom-most is nearest to being done. I’ve spent a lot of time on the drawings for 4 large paintings (for me–40″ x 50″), but I won’t show them until the drawings are done to my satisfaction.
OK, so where are we now? The under-painting is done and the finishing work is started. To recap, my process is divided into several stages: Design/Drawing: I draw the deign with pencil then fix it with ink. The drawing is a plan: I work through every area and identify any issues. I can change the…