On my YouTube Channel I have a playlist titled, Take a Minute. These are short videos that offer a brief sanctuary from the rush of daily life. These short videos provide a meditative pause—a moment to breathe, reflect, and find calm amid the chaos. Let yourself settle into stillness and allow space for healing.
This is the video I made in the studio today.
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Ever sign a painting, only to discover you missed a spot? That was me today. I work on gallery-wrapped canvas and paint all the edges to skip framing, but when I lay my ‘finished’ piece flat, there it was—one unpainted bottom edge staring back at me. Matching the colors and brushstrokes was trickier than expected. Good thing I keep detailed notes on each painting!
Another day in the studio working on the underpainting. Played with a variety of blues, the turquoise, the ones that lean towards green and the warmer blues. Played with the values by adding bits of white to lighten, burnt umber to darken. Muted the blues with a bit of yellow ochre and added highlight oranges with Winsor yellow deep. Worked with a variety of bristles, sable, and fan brushes to vary the mark-making.
Today I took delivery of a new canvas and began a new painting. There weren’t many places for me to buy a 36″ round canvas but I found this one online at Dick Blick. It came boxed very carefully, I’m glad to say. My first concern is finding the center and creating the correct proportions for the underpainting. I dug out a compass from my wayback stash and it was the perfect solution. Then I proceeded to put the first layer of oil paint down. Very productive day in the studio!
Take a peek at this short video for a studio glimpse!