Monthly Archives: January 2011

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Three: Fresh, Gooey, Delicious Art…

I store my smaller paintings in cardboard pizza boxes. This habit started in college, when I recycled real, used pizza boxes to stash my artwork (I consumed a lot of pizza in the 90s). I […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty Two: Running Low on Turpentine…

work in progress – 16″ x 32″ – oil and oil bar on panel (it’s getting a little dark in the studio) same piece as above, a couple of hours later When you work in […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty One: The Heart of the Matter…

Forested Landscape. Low Light. Under painted wash, oil bar drawing, layers, scraping, new layers. I’m really working to keep that bit of light at the heart of the matter. The heart at the center of […]

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Thirty in Thirty. Day Twenty: Things are Getting Larger Now…

Smaller pieces are drying in the studio, and I’ve moved back to the larger works. Remember that long piece with the oil bar underpainting? Looks different now doesn’t it? This is the third layer, and […]

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