Safe Solvents in the Studio - Non-Toxic Choices for Artists
Feb 13, 2017
D-limonene is a safe alternative to turpentine and OMS in the oil painter's studio. In this post I discuss some of the benefits and cost of switching to this solvent....
A Painting With Strong Color Harmony
Feb 7, 2017
Fractals. 9x12, oil on linen panel. 2017 Painting's a funny business. You spend what feels like forever struggling to create something decent and then you get in the studio on a random day and paint something effortlessly. It doesn't make any sense at all. In this painting I was trying to creat...
Finding a Center of Focus and Adding Interest to a Painting
Jan 26, 2017
View Across to Edmonds. 11x14, oil on linen panel. 2017. This painting is based on a small plein air study from last winter. It was a cold day and windy enough to blow over my easel onto the rocks; I ended up doing the sketch on a setup that was held together with string. T...
How to Make Your Own Oil Sticks
Jan 23, 2017
A simple method and formula for making your own oil sticks....
How to Mount a Pochade Box to a Tripod
Jan 18, 2017
In this blog post I show an easy way to mount a pochade box onto a tripod using a few simple things that can be purchased at any hardware store....
Painting a Horse at Ayrshire Farm
Jan 11, 2017
Shire Horse Charcoal Sketch (WIP). 14x20, charcoal on paper. 2017 As I've done for the past few years, I decided to start the year with an animal painting. I've had a horse that I saw at Ayrshire Farm in VA in my mind for a while and thought this might be a good time to see what I could do with him....