My red box
I keep my oils in two cabinets. Here is the red drawer. I hate running out of things while I work--it's a mania. Painting is like taking a journey and I don't want the journey…
Tag: oil paint
Transparent earth colors
Oil paint can be profitably judged for either its covering strength or transparency. This comports with some well known bits of studio wisdom: "fat over lean," and "thick lights, thin darks." Covering colors, often called…
Review: Van Gogh oil paints
When I started my oil paint brand reference, I excluded 'student grade' brands. The distinction between student grade and other brands was based on price. Everyone understands that you get what you pay for but…
Mixing paint on the palette
I never use a palette knife on my palette. To mix a tone, I plunge my brush into the paints and use the brush to mix what I need. For example, on this nearly-fresh palette,…
What’s wrong with Rembrandt oils
When I was starting, my budget restricted my paint choices to the cheapest brands. When I had some extra money (haha), I'd treat myself to a tube of Rembrandt paint. Rembrandt was decidedly low-end among…
More RGH oils
I've written a lot about the small paint manufacturer RGH for several reasons. First, I always support the small suppliers who are inspired by a high view of the craft. Suppliers such as RGH and…
Turpentine diaries 1/28/18
I've written several times about the oil paint manufacturer RGH. No, I don't have a relationship with them, it's just that I use their product a lot. Their flake white is my current go-to white. …
Turpentine diaries 1/7/18
I worked on Booth at the Fair these past two days. It's starting to move my way. I can struggle with paintings for a variety of reasons, sometimes technical, sometimes who knows what. This painting hit…