Petit Progress

Sept 9, 2026

Starting to block things in. Some paintings I begin by working the entire surface of the canvas, or at least large sections of it. Usually, that's for more 'imaginative' work. 

Others, I proceed more or less left to right, favouring the top over the bottom. This is definitely one of the latter. 

Linear technique for a straightforward subject, I suppose.

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I think I've still got a couple paintings of Paris left in me, so here I am trying to draw out the interior of the Petit Palais. Gosh this thing's complicated: lots of double and triple curves, all receding with perspective. Ack.

There's a studio shot, too, with some of the pieces I'm prepping with gesso. One for one more Paris view, and two others, one circular, one rectangular, for two portraits.

A New Painting, Finished!

 January Morning, Ann Street

16 x 24 inches (40.7 x 60 cm) Oil On Canvas 2026

A Summer's Work.

 Finally finished.

I thought this painting would take just a few weeks, but it took most of the summer. The details kept proliferating. Still, I'm glad it finally came together.

Shaftesbury Avenue At Great Windmill Street, London

24" x 36" (60 x 90cm)

Oil On Canvas

2026

London Is Complicated...

 The BT Tower, first. 

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Some gables, roofs and fronts...

A lot of exacting bits later...

Details, details....

Almost there....

A New York Interior

'In Roman And Williams'

Oil On Canvas

12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.5 cm)

2026

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I Finished The Commission!

 Just an oil sketch, but there ya go.

'King Street West, Kitchener'

12 x 18 inches

Oil On Canvas

2026

Work In Progress

 A little oil sketch of King Street West, Kitchener, which is the town's de facto main street.

This one is a commission. I usually don't take them, but it's for a friend, so some of the worry is gone. She specified she wanted one "with less detail!" than my usual tight-ass style, so that seemed like an enjoyable challenge, too.

Preparatory ground and drawing...

Filling 'er in.

Another New Painting!

 Champ deMars, Dusk.

Oil On Canvas

12 x 24 inches (30 x 60cm)

2026

detail

detail

New Painting

 Near The Bateau-Lavoir (#2)

Oil On Canvas

12 x 24 inches (30 x 60 cm)

2026