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John Gordon painted twelve eggs. Somewhere between egg nine and ten, he told me, “I’m going to do a dozen of them. And then I’m going to get them out of…
Kevin McGillivray
While I’ve been in London, I’ve been to a few figure drawing sessions. Drawing people, or figures, is a core part of drawing and painting training, but…
Kevin McGillivray
I’m trying something new! The last two afternoons I had the pleasure of painting at Ravenscourt Park in London, and I recorded some videos about the…
Kevin McGillivray
I saw a bench by the Thames. It was worn from use, from backs and butts brushing and bumping against the wood over years. It was made of two thick…
Kevin McGillivray

August 2021

Why I paint outside
Kevin McGillivray
The Park Painters, Part 3
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July 2021

The Park Painters, Part 2
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In July when the sun is high
Kevin McGillivray

June 2021

When I paint at the local park, there’s been a common question people ask as they wander by and see the in-progress canvas: “Is it done?” It’s not such…
Kevin McGillivray

May 2021

You can't wreck this. Let's get it going. Right now, today.
Kevin McGillivray
How lightly do we touch the surface? I feel as though I could reach out and press my finger against the stillness of my own vision, and it would ripple…
Kevin McGillivray

April 2021

Objects of contemplation
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