Grove’s heat-polymerized oil
It's true that I've used the same medium for several years. That doesn't stop me from trying new materials--far from it! My invariable practice provides a baseline to which I can compare the new materials…
Month: December 2019
RGH Atelier Series oil
I bought a small 4 oz-bottle of RGH's Atelier Series of refined linseed to oil to test. According to RGH's website, the Atelier Series is "...clarified, hand-washed, cold pressed linseed and walnut oils. No heat,…
Reusing a drawing
I started a small oil yesterday. I transferred the drawing, or cartoon, to the canvas as I had earlier to a sheet of watercolor paper. You can see from the photo that both formats are…
Recent paint buy
I refreshed my paint stock last week. Instead of buying from Blue Ridge or RGH as I have been, I bought these oils from Blick. I like RGH but their tubes--the physical tubes--are the worst…
Scale again
Yesterday, I wrote about how scale affects paint handling. A figure on a 6-inch canvas is painted differently than the same figure on a 6-foot canvas. Pretty straightforward but a lot of artists get stuck…