Barefoot and silent
Over the past week, I have somehow completed a good chunk of 15 new paintings. I have always been a relatively slow painter (I could…
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Seeds, seeds, seeds
I decided to give in completely to my obsession with these seed/leaf shapes.
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Varnish
I love new brushes. Had this one recommended to me by one of the guys at Flax, a fancier art supply store in the neighborhood.…
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Invisible writing
This piece has made me craaaaazy but, as tends to happen, now I like it better for how difficult it was. Not just because of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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