What medium do you like best and why? I prefer pastels because it is painting and drawing all at once. No clean up or waiting to dry.
I do like to smoosh around paint with a brush though. Oil painting is fun, just takes a while to dry and the linseed oil gives me a headache. The oils that clean with water smell, too, but not as much. Maybe I will get out the oils tomorrow! I have been using Winsor-Newton Artisan paints. They are not too offensive, but I put the painting outside on the porch to dry. I was reading that they make some brushes that they recommend for the paints. Sounds interesting.
I sure hope that this gets me out of this funk. I haven't painted in ages!
Where is Maggie Stiefvater to give a good butt kicking (link to her old blog about art) when you need it? Ah, she is off writing books and being famous. (link to her writing blog) Check her old blog to find several .. or more .. posts about how to apply yourself, stop procrastinating, etc. Maggie is an inspiration for all of us. She is amazing. Oh, I've told you that many times before. It is true!!!
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| Along the Rio Grande, Oil on Canvas, 10 x 8 inches |
4 comments:
I could use a good butt kickin' these days. I have lots on my to-do list, but I did get out my pastels, which I love, and do some touch ups on old paintings. Some of my students have been using oils and I hate the smells of the mineral spirits and such, but I do like the ease of the oils and the outcome.
Hi Bag Blog, Glad to hear you are getting out the pastels. I actually like the smell of the oil paint stuff, seems like "real" painting I guess, but it does give me a headache.
Is that a new painting, Jo? I don't remember it, but like it! Oils really intimidate me, although I kind of like the smooshing around too (and I was impressed with your use of the techinical term). :-)
Ah, Regina. So funny. This is from my last show in Magdalena, I think. It is in a gold plein air frame at the moment. I like oils, just don't like the headaches and of course waitin' for the paint to dry.
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