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i’ve been working vigorously on the new series, hoping to get as far as i can before my days become consumed with paycheck-earning work. today i began four new pieces, lightly sketching and then doing quick, one-hour-or-less turp washes [burnt umber + turpentine + paper towel + as little brush as possible].

working smaller allowed me to get caught up in the details of painting, but my new, larger canvases are forcing me back into the habit of being a big picture painter. sure, the eyes still get more attention in the early stages than my art school teachers would approve of, but i’m following my training with a combination of sketchbook planning and loose underpaintings. thus, no part of the painting is left unplanned, though all is loose enough to allow for the natural evolution of artmaking.

so enjoy a first look at the paintings of the “midnight in the garden” series.