Category Archives: Tools and Materials

The Wanderer Prints

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These are unusual prints. When you see them in person, it’s obvious immediately. They are shiny. Like silver-leaf shiny.  They shimmer. When you reach out to touch one, they suddenly reflect the color of your own hand. When the sunlight streaming through the skylights here at the studio is interrupted by a passing cloud, the [...]

The Amish Inkjet

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What’s an Amish inkjet? In this case I’m referring to an obsolete 24″ Epson Stylus Pro 7500 that I picked up for free about a year ago. Once a commercial printer sporting 5 colors plus black, it’s still a sturdy machine, if a little cranky and low-res by today’s standards. But this printer has been [...]

Jerry Saltz edits artist statements on Facebook

If you are an artist and are still wondering what Facebook might be for, the answer doesn’t get any clearer than this: Jerry Saltz edits artist statements on Facebook. You will need a Facebook account to read the thread. Mr. Saltz is a professional critic– he knows how to use words to set a fire. [...]

On Bob Ross and Screen Resolution

On Bob Ross and Screen Resolution

Admittedly, there is some irony when a painter who was “raised without television” has something to say about Bob Ross. But the television painting programs that I did see as a child certainly made an impression. I know I saw Bob Ross programs a few times, and there was also something shown in elementary school [...]

Handprint

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One of the first really exciting painting resources I remember discovering online was Bruce MacEvoy’s website handprint. When I was actively engaging with my limitations as a watercolor painter several years ago, his comprehensive section on the medium was invaluable. Lately, I have been enjoying exploring the newer section on color vision. Mr. MacEvoy presents [...]

Re-learning how to stretch canvas

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After switching to heavy pre-primed linen several years ago, stretching new canvases (usually one of my favorite studio jobs) became difficult. I was getting little sags at the corners that refused to go away, sometimes even after attempts at re-stretching. And when things did go well the amount of effort required with my standard canvas [...]

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