Painting with oils

[Aperitif]

Another attempt at 'controlling' the fluid oils. Starts with a grid of titanium white grouted into a masked off (and cut) canvas. All tbe primary and secondary colours are used and the brushstrokes are 'woven' in and out of the grid and each other. The process takes a while but is a nice effect. Sol Lewitt and Agnes Martin are two well known artists with a similar tendency...I need time and space for further adventures!

 

[srw]

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Just had a play with painting knives , it's supposed to be a rose

A Miss Goodbody's secret?

 

[Salar]

Back to oils, well oil crayons, the closest I get to oils

Welsh sheep mart (market)

 

[Salar]

That is particularly lovely.

Thank you.

 

[Reynard]

Actually, that's the advantage of acrylics - they can be used either like oils (which is my preference) or like watercolours. Acrylics dry really quickly, but you can also mix the paint with various retarding gels to give them a longer dry time. Then it's easier to work wet-into-wet like you would with oils, but still fast-drying and non-stinky.

On the other hand, there are water-soluble oils on the market, and iirc, fast drying ones, but I've not tried them

 

[Reynard]

Oh yes, oil pastels. Those are good fun too

 

[Salar]

Actually, that's the advantage of acrylics - they can be used either like oils (which is my preference) or like watercolours. Acrylics dry really quickly, but you can also mix the paint with various retarding gels to give them a longer dry time. Then it's easier to work wet-into-wet like you would with oils, but still fast-drying and non-stinky.

On the other hand, there are water-soluble oils on the market, and iirc, fast drying ones, but I've not tried them

And student quality acrylics are a lot cheaper than student quality oils if you are doing a large canvas.

I've also used household emulsions in the past for larger abstracts to match room colours and decor.

 

[Reynard]

And student quality acrylics are a lot cheaper than student quality oils if you are doing a large canvas.

That too... I use, in the main, the Daler Rowney System 3 and Liquitex Basic paints, along with the odd tube of the slightly pricier Liquitex Heavy Body. There are cheaper paints on the market, but they're a false economy as you don't get the coverage / opacity / colour of the better quality stuff. Anything like Reeves or supermarket own brand is fine for kiddies to muck about with, but very little else.

 

[Aperitif]

Back to oils, well oil crayons, the closest I get to oils

Welsh sheep mart (market)

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Great! I find them hard to use! On Pinterest, there is someone called 'Mary Blisser' (I think) who collates art as groups of people...not quite sure, but your piece reminds me of one of her 'pins'.

 

[Salar]

Great! I find them hard to use! On Pinterest, there is someone called 'Mary Blisser' (I think) who collates art as groups of people...not quite sure, but your piece reminds me of one of her 'pins'.

Found Mary Blisser, but couldn't open pin regarding crowds

Sorted, found it.

 

[Cuchilo]

I'm enjoying the slow drying time of oil . Painted this sky tonight on a large canvas and realised the brushes I am using are not the right thing so will pick some up tomorrow and go back into it .

 

[Aperitif]

Mmm - bet that canvas smells nice! I'm guessing how it will turn out...

Happy painting.

 

[Cuchilo]

Mmm - bet that canvas smells nice! I'm guessing how it will turn out...
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Happy painting.

Nothing like that but did you put my sky in there ?

 

[Aperitif]

Nothing like that but did you put my sky in there ?

Of course!

 

[Cuchilo]

This afternoons fun . Probably rubbish but great fun !