Category Archives: 751 Techniques & equipment

Subset of painting

Undercuts, opening a work, and Bob Burridge’s Loosen Up and Paint Like Crazy class.

First, the undercut question. I carved Braddan Flame earlier in the summer and it’s been sitting on the front porch where I can see it from my desk for a few weeks, sanded and finished and just about ready for color. Last Sunday morning, it struck me that the braids would be more clearly defined…

Outgrowing a painting class

What a long strange trip it’s been The second weekend in November is Jerry’s Art Expo, a 4-day extravaganza of classes and trade show hosted by Jerry’s Artarama, an excellent chain of art supply stores. I’ve attended classes and shopped hard for several years and have come to think of it as an Autumn Break,…