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Untitled (#613), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#612), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#611), 2017, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 22" x 30"
Untitled (#564), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#563), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#562), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"
Untitled (#561), 2016, graphite, charcoal, & gesso on paper, 10" x 8"

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Exhibition at 555 California Street, San Francisco

Wide Open Spaces: Paintings by Clay Johnson is an exhibition consisting of eleven recent works, installed in the A.P. Giannini Gallery (Bank of America Building), 555 California Street in downtown San Francisco. The exhibition is curated by Casey & Ass …

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Studio Log

Shizen Handmade Paper

I recently bought ten sheets of Shizen paper. These are 12″x12″ sheets (approximately), handmade in India. The surface is rougher than what I normally use, and very irregular, so I’m having to make some adjustments in my process, which has led to some …

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On Painting

Feeding the Animals

My path to a good painting is indirect. I begin by dividing the picture plane horizontally into two or three sections, and the rest of the process is a series of corrections. I try to fix the things I don’t like without destroying the aspects that appe …

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