Postcards From The Easel A Blog about the Art and Artifice of Still Life Painting

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February 2, 2018

The Grisaille Underpainting

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January 27, 2018

Painting Metal

January 25, 2018

Cultivating the Habit of Beauty

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January 17, 2018

A Grisaille omits most – but not all – details

January 15, 2018

Using the Grid Transfer Method to Copy the Image onto the Panel

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January 9, 2018

The Ébauche is an underpainting with dulled colors

January 8, 2018

A Thumbnail Sketch Simplifies the Start

January 4, 2018

Glazes on top of the underpainting

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April 20, 2017

An interesting find at the St. Botolph Club

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January 1, 0202

Nectarine and Creamer

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