In the studio 9/18/16

Break is part of the Playhouse Square series. It’s 40″ x 50.” I’m a little tired as I write.  I worked on a 36″ x 48″ drawing this morning before switching to painting.  Break is the third and last painting I worked on today.  If I get a second wind, I’ll work on the drawing after…

In the studio 8/28/16

This painting is still raggedy;  some parts, such as the hair, are barely started.  The thing I’m not happy with is the title: Phone Call on Main Street.  It’s not so much a title as a description. I don’t like the raised edges that can occur where two carefully-painted areas meet.  Beneath the bench, you…

In the studio 8/20/16

It’s curious how problems can disappear.  Sometimes when I take up a painting that I struggled with, the solution is blindingly obvious.  How was it that I struggled?  Today was like that with Victory Park I.  I had struggled with some passages but today everything fell into place.  I had a healing brush; everything was…

In the studio 8/7/16

After working on a painting, I set it aside to dry for a day before taking it up again.  But when a painting is large, I can work on it for several days in succession.  Yesterday, I worked on On the Square and because of its size, 48″ x 60,” I was able to work on it today.…