As part of my effort to go green, I’ve been planning to try to eliminate paper towels. Right now I use shop towels that come from Lowes in a box. I don’t use a tun of them – maybe an average of one per painting. But that doesn’t seem so green. So far I’ve tried …
I’m closer to being solvent-free. This painting was created with a wash of water-mixable oil underpainting and a straight tube paint on top… I’m going to be experimenting with more water mixable paint, and maybe some acrylic paint… Want to join the conversation? Comment below.
Today’s improvement was standing up. I started the sitting lifestyle when I got a job at Microsoft over 20 years ago. And then 15 years ago when I started this painting career, I kept on sitting for some reason… and so everything is set up for me to sit and changing it seemed like …
2023 is my year of getting green and healthy in the studio, and what is less green and healthy than a fire hazard? An artist just asked an important question in a workshop, and I thought it was important enough to share with you. “Can painting rags spontaneously catch fire?” Unfortunately, yes, if the rags …