{"id":8838,"date":"2020-06-14T20:26:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8838"},"modified":"2020-06-14T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:30:00","slug":"oil-of-cloves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/06\/oil-of-cloves\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil of Cloves"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been following a reader’s tip for slowing the drying time of oils. Responding to my complaint about how oil paint in jars dries too quickly, reader Clint Atkinson suggested that I put a piece of cloth soaked with oil of cloves in the jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been following this tip for several weeks and it works well. My jar of lead white from RGH has stayed fresh. Try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>

This photo shows the new, unfinished painting, Self-portrait with a Camera<\/em>, and my jar of oil of cloves with some of the preserved lead white on the palette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another thing I tried recently, however, didn’t work. If oil of cloves can preserve paint in jars, how about the paint on a palette? Sometimes paint stays on my palette several days running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

I store my palette overnight in the butcher’s tray shown in the above photo. The tray lid retards drying somewhat, but the paint still dries. What would happen if I put an oil of cloves soaked cloth in the tray? Would it keep the paint fresh? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the oil of cloves had no effect. Perhaps the tray is too big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Anyway, preserving RGH’s oil jars is a boon, especially considering how poor their tubes are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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