My time on the road included a side trip to visit Tad Spurgeon. After years of appreciating his work online, Tad generously let me interrupt his painting time to meet him and see his work in person. His studio is a wondrous cavern filled to the brim with paintings stacked and hung on every surface; it is a marvelous workshop of intense explorations. His extensive experiments with materials are a … [Read more...]
Drawings
USS Cassin Young
There was a lot to see in this subject: ropes, turrets, anchors, guns, radar. Single session paintings force choices. On the second occasion, it was apparent the ship was in continuous motion, moving approximately 20 feet or more, left to right. That would account to some extent for the varying proportions. ABOVE: USS Cassin Young -- destroyer, oil on paper, 8.75 x 10 in (22 x 25 cm), … [Read more...]
Thumbnails
I've set aside my ballpoint ink drawing pen to switch to pencil in order to improve my thumbnail studies for paintings. The picture above is a shape outline study; the one below is a value study. ABOVE: Tributary, pencil, 4x4 in (10 x 10 cm), 10/14/2009 Tributary, pencil, 4x4 in (10 x 10 cm), 10/22/2009 … [Read more...]
Bananas and Blue Napkin
Bananas and Blue Napkin, gouache, 7 x 9.5 in (17.78 x 24.13 cm), 10/27/08 Bananas and Blue Napkin, pencil, 5 x 8.5 in (12.7 x 21.59 cm), 10/27/08 … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot with Shell and Brass Vase
Rabbit & Pierrot with Shell and Brass Vase, gouache and pencil on stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/2/2007 … [Read more...]