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An oily transition

For decades, I’ve lugged around a crate full of oil paints. Several tubes were even left over from my college art student days. I had long stopped working in oils, but I knew I’d return to them someday. As soon as the baby began sleeping for longer stretches at night, I knew I was readyContinue reading “An oily transition”

Posted byDon PelotaApril 28, 2021Posted inpainting, thinking about artLeave a comment on An oily transition

Crayon sketching

Last night, I tested out some Stabilo Woody crayons. These are similar to colored pencils, but they’re thicker and water soluble, which permits one to work the colors further with a wet brush.

Posted byDon PelotaFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021Posted inpainting, Sketch1 Comment on Crayon sketching

Dominion

Posted byDon PelotaDecember 8, 2020Posted inpainting2 Comments on Dominion

Evolution

I know that some artists are loathe to let others into their studios as they want to maintain a process that is not unduly influenced by anyone else. But given that this blog gets zero traffic, I don’t feel that’s much of a danger! 😉 One of the challenges I’ve faced this year, as IContinue reading “Evolution”

Posted byDon PelotaNovember 27, 2020December 8, 2020Posted inpainting, thinking about art2 Comments on Evolution

Long lots

Posted byDon PelotaNovember 2, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Long lots

Riverine 3

Posted byDon PelotaOctober 30, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Riverine 3

Riverine 2

Posted byDon PelotaOctober 30, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Riverine 2

Riverine 1

Posted byDon PelotaOctober 30, 2020November 2, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Riverine 1

Subversion

Posted byDon PelotaOctober 19, 2020October 20, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Subversion

Palette palimpsest

Posted byDon PelotaOctober 18, 2020Posted inpaintingLeave a comment on Palette palimpsest

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