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The Ambassador

Dec 31, 2019

The Ambassador, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 60" by Clay Johnson
The Ambassador, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 60”
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2019 Luxembourg Art Prize – Finalist

I am very pleased to announce that I have been selected as a finalist for the 2019 Luxembourg Art Prize. A group exhibition of the eleven finalists’ work will open September 28 and run through December 14 at La Pinacothèque, a private museum in Luxembo …

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Studio Log

New Aluminum Panels

I recently had some new panels built. The faces are made of Dibond aluminum sheets, which are mounted to poplar cradles. They look beautiful, and the aluminum composite means no warping whatsoever. I wasn’t sure about painting on metal, but I really li …

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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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