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It isn’t easy being…blue
The blue I mixed today was a combination of phthalocyanine blue, French ultramarine, alizarin crimson, yellow ochre, cadmium red hue, and chromatic black. Although I have been known to make life harder…
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Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb
I finally got my frozen rhubarb in the mail today! Actually, it was my Plywerk panels – not as good in pie but perfect for my new Wood & Water letterpress prints.…
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True story
A gradually increasing sense of boredom and dis-ease with my current paintings led me to throw it all out this week and start fresh. I am now less certain where I am…
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A great part of my job
I was lucky enough to get to spend a couple of hours over at Logos Graphics today, having my letterpress guru, Lars, turn these letterpress plates: Into these prints: On the Heidelberg:…
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Clean slate
I was taught to clean my palette each day after painting. Needless to say, I have never gotten in the habit of that, which is why every few weeks I find myself…
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Lemonade
For an oil painter, your medium is very important. You depend on it both to create different effects with paint, like thin glazes, and to protect the paint itself. For years I…
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The no pain picture show
I was catching up on This American Life this week and caught this great one from April 21, Picture Show, which presented a broad range of stories in which getting a picture…
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Lunch or this drawing
Here is the latest Wood & Water piece that I am working on. These are all destined to become a series of letterpress prints, and I am hoping to have ten done…
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How to tell if you’re an artist
I have thought about it a lot, and I believe I have the answer to what is the most basic requirement for being an artist (or at least what drives me): An…
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