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November 13, 2017
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Later Is Now, Again.

Notes on reviving a painting practice
It's been a productive month with five medium-to-big oil paintings, including this one completed last week. Sand Bar, 24 x 20 in.  $385
 

New Gallery

I’ve reorganized the paintings in my online gallery by their relationships rather than by their subject. This kind of grouping isn’t for everyone, but it works for me. Why? I wrote about it in my last blog post titled “Exhibitionist.”  See the new gallery here.

Blog Posts

It's been a productive month writing, too!
 

Exhibitionist

11.09.17
I love art exhibitions. No surprise there. I love them for the feat of compartmentalized organization they present. Slight surprise? I like to see how a curator chooses a theme for a lot of stuff. I like to see how she groups the stuff, names the groups, displays the stuff, and which stories she chooses to tell about the stuff. Now I’m going to do it to my stuff.  READ MORE.

Ready, Set—Wait.

10.27.17
I spent a few days last week planning a new painting so that on Monday I could start using paint. I had it all worked out for a 24-inch-square canvas. On Monday morning, I was excited to get into the studio after running school carpool. I reviewed my sketches, stared at everything one more time, and decided it was all wrong.  READ MORE.

Trouble on the Creek

10.19.17
One of the happy consequences of my artwork from the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge is 30 small pictures to consider as studies for larger work. I like to start with the worst ones.  READ MORE.

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