Oil Painter's Journal

Ebook

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:07:00 +0000

The Artist's Conundrum: An Oil Painter's Journal eBook is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Safiya Press.

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Chuckles

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:54:00 +0000

R. I. P. 1992 - 2010 Shelter mutt, studio companion, constant shadow, good friend and a good dog. -Doug Rugh

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

New Figure Studies Added to (eBay Style) Store

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Anatomy Study - 8.5" x 11" - charcoal/pastel on dark red paper - signed - $39 New sketches are available (eBay style store) here. -Doug Rugh

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Blink and the World Changes

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:39:00 +0000

Studio/Gallery since 10/2009 www.OsbornAndRughGallery.com Excerpt from this posting: "...One thing I've learned as an artist is that if I'm not inspired I'm wasting paint (also called: priming...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Documentary Short

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:15:00 +0000

Here is a short film by Kristen Alexander (www.MiddleWayMedia.com) that recently screened at the Woods Hole Film Festival: -Doug Rugh

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Leonardo and Rembrandt Stunned

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:00:00 +0000

View a larger image. Nobska in the Fog, 16" x 24" - oil/canvas View a satellite map of the location. Excerpt from this posting: "...Go ahead: picture Leonardo and Da Vinci sitting in the corner of...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

A Morning Chasing Light (It Got Away)

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:26:00 +0000

View a larger image. Bike Path Towards Nobska, 24" x 30" - oil/canvas View a satellite map of the location. Excerpt from this posting: "...On the opposite wall was her composition as only she...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Other Eyes

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:09:00 +0000

View a larger image. Cranberry Bog at Dusk, 30" x 36" - oil/canvas View the painting location on a satellite map. Excerpt from this posting: "...And then you notice that the paintings are all a...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Capturing an Audience

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:53:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...A little later a girl came up to me in a rare quiet moment and said, "If I sit out there will you paint me?"..." This journal entry is now available as part of a...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Tickle Imagination Paintings

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:38:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "Here are some of the search strings that I found amusing...ego massage is a pleasant pastime..." This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Hidden Corner at Nobska Beach

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:11:00 +0000

Hidden Corner, 11" x 14" - oil/canvas View a satellite map of the location. Excerpt from this posting: "...as long as my palette doesn't get too wet and turn my oils into emulsions. The overcast...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Edward Hopper

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:05:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...Hopper puts black where he means vague. The variations in surface between lost areas and visible texture, between brushed thin paint and scumbled opaque paint is just...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Taking the Fork in the Road

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 28 May 2007 09:59:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...I'm in Paris and he's never left the farm. I had been spending time on the periphery dazzled by the bright lights and I come back and he's just sitting under the tree...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Flying at Night

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sun, 13 May 2007 10:46:00 +0000

View a larger image. Inner Harbor, 9" x 12" - oil/panel Excerpt from this posting: "...remembering intuitively the spots where there was a gap in the curb and when it had to be jumped..." This...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

There's No There There

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Fri, 11 May 2007 09:18:00 +0000

View a larger image. Blueberries and Cream, 9" x 12" - oil/panel Excerpt from this posting: "...It's impossible to be impressed with oneself..." This journal entry is now available as part of a...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Apprentice

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:27:00 +0000

Man, 8" x 5" - oil/panel Excerpt from this posting: "...The apprentice coddles the sable over raised brushstrokes (cursing away Style's tempts), corrects a skewed perspective and steps aside,...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

De-limbed Statues

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:04:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...He absent-mindedly used the arborist's vernacular to describe the 15 foot high stumps now standing like monuments in the center of the yard. ..." This journal entry...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Tickle and Hit the Road

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:27:00 +0000

View a larger image. Road to the Beach, 18" x 12" - oil/canvas This road leads to Alfie's beach, a few yards of coast bought with sculpture, and a summer gathering spot where artists sit around...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

The Right Brain at Work and Play

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:34:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...The studio works start with this reportage and turn them into pictures..." This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Chiaroscuro

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:31:00 +0000

View a larger image. Mending The Sails, 35" x 35" - oil/canvas Excerpt from this posting: "...the root words of chiaroscuro -- light lifting the tonal veil of darkness -- are both clear and...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Gone Postal

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:00 +0000

One day when I was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design I found a confusing card in my mailbox. Fitted through punched holes along the left side were varied thicknesses and lengths of...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Neither Then Nor Later

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:07:00 +0000

View a larger image. Dories, 6" x 9" - oil/panel Excerpt from this posting: "...that free the thinking and the doing: a perfect place of art..." This journal entry is now available as part of a...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Man Overboard

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:27:00 +0000

View a larger image. Whispering Pines (Monhegan Island), 8" x 10" - oil/panel Excerpt from this posting: "...Another visitor, just arriving on the scene, got through to 9-1-1 and they said, "Isn't...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

Louise Don't Look At This

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:38:00 +0000

View a larger image. Plein Air Painter Indoors, 18" x 24" - oil/canvas panel Excerpt from this posting: "...so I poured a little poppy oil in a palette cup to speed up the paint and leaned into...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com

King of the Nursing Home

doug@dougrugh.com (Doug Rugh) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:59:00 +0000

Excerpt from this posting: "...By the time I get there I'm sure to be top dog at the nursing home..." This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook...

Anecdotes and observations, often from the artist's experiences painting in the field at www.DougRugh.com