Have you ever watched an old movie on TV, a western maybe where a dog barks in the movie? The sound of the TV dog barking wakes up your dog who starts looking around confused. And you think wow, she’s looking for this dog that’s been dead for fifty years but the voice sounds strong [...]
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The Cape Cod Canal and it’s bridges are sneaking into my paintings. This is an area that I love to go and to capture with the paint. It is the gateway to Cape Cod, your introduction. This is the area that defines the region whether you are coming to the Cape or leaving it. When [...]
Tools of the Trade
Published by March 19th, 2009 in Blog, Mono Prints, art teacher and printmaking. 0 CommentsI talk a lot about palettes and supplies. My studio palette as noted in a previous post is a big slab of marble that I love to work on. Years ago when I was just starting to paint I bought a folding black medal palette for my watercolors. Eventually it turned into my travel palette [...]
I couldn’t get it on the easel fast enough.
Letting go with paint
Are You Afraid to Make a Committment?
Published by December 18th, 2008 in Blog, Boston, art teacher and fine art. 1 CommentNo? You should be. When starting a painting, being afraid to commit is a very good thing. That is right where you want to be. I tell my students to take their time. What is the rush to get locked in? It’s good not to be able to tell a figure from a tree trunk [...]
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