This is the oil medium that I used on this set of paintings on copper. It is a wonderful medium that is made by Studio Products Inc. I often use it when I am painting in plein-air or when adding a second or third layer of glaze on a painting in the studio. I use it as a couch for the painting; I spread a thin layer of it on my painting surface with a bristle brush and then paint on top of that. It can be used in preparing copper plates before painting as well.

Onion Bottle with Apple Blossoms

Here is another painting that I finished last week for a show in Cambridge, MA. The frame is the same style as the frame on the church interior painting. These are float frames that John White from Cape Elizabeth, ME. made for me. This onion bottle is a circa 1600 Dutch bottle. I love the shape and the imperfections in the glass.

Hooglandse Kerk

Here is a painting that I did this Summer. It was a remake of an older painting that I did about 9 years ago. The original painting was very small and it took some time to finish due to the small brushes that I was using. The original did not have figures in it. I found that having the two seated figures suddenly gave scale to the church interior!

This painting was a little larger ( 12x 17 inch framed) thus not taking quite as long to finish. I certainly learned from the mistakes that I had made years before. I also learned that my way of looking at an image had changed as well.

Hooglandse Kerk was done for the specific purpose of having giclee prints made in honor of two church organists where my parents attend.

Broken Teapot with Orange

Here is a small work that I recently had done on a copper plate. I prepared the plate by painting several layers of Pre-Raphaelite (Studio Products) oil medium on it and then allowed several days for the surface to dry. The medium has a quite a bit of lead in it which adhears well to the copper and provides a good surface for the oil paint to cling to.

5X5 inch small work

Filming of "The Chef's Kitchen"

A week and a half ago I had the pleasure of showing my work and making an appearance on "The Chef's Kitchen." This is a nationally syndicated cooking show that features world-class chefs with their tips and techniques. If you can't find it in your local listings, you can view episodes on http://www.hulu.com/. The director and my friend, Steven Horn, and his kind and professional staff made me feel completely comfortable in an atmosphere that is obviously different from what I am used to!

Many thanks to Bonnie Harrison of Bonnie Harrison Photography (http://www.bharrisonphotography.com/) for the photos and the support.

The next post shows the finished images of two of the paintings I took to the show.

"Copper Bowl with Apples" and "Sea Bass with Leeks"

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Previously I have posted work-in-progress photos of these two paintings that I worked on especially for "The Chef's Kitchen." Here they are in finished form.