I am sort of beginning again. I’ve stepped away to focus on guitar and my practice learning how to read music. I have missed painting. I am reintroducing myself my rejoining the life study that Broome County Arts Council offers the first and third Tuesday of each month 6pm to 9pm. This is a group activity, which I also desire. To socially connection with other artists is a must. I genuinely miss the interaction. I’ve also decided to paint in solvent free oils. Obviously, the space shared with other artists deserves this consideration. I’ll be working with the guidance of the book, ‘The New Oil Painting, Your Essential Guide to Materials and Safe Practices’, by Kimberly Brooks. My limited palette will consist of Winsor & Newton Artist Oils, Permanent Mauve, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber (Green Shade), and Underpainting White. I am really looking forward to the painting session. I hope to get a great photo of the completed study and post it here on my website. Thank you, Michael
Tag: painting
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Ground, Under Drawing then Painting
Start with stretching 12 oz cotton duck onto 12″X16″ stretcher strips. Isolate the cotton duck with a coating of Rabbit Skin Glue. Apply an oil emulsion (Rabbit Skin Glue + Marble Dust + Linseed Oil) to the cotton duck. Let all dry for a minimum of 5 days. Start your drawing using Raw Umber oil paint mixed with a drying oil medium, such as Groves’ 19th Century Copol Varnish mixed 50/50 with turpentine or the Ralph Mayer drying oil medium (1 ounce Damar Varnish + 1 ounce Linseed Oil + 5 ounces of turpentine + 15 drops of Cobalt Siccative), thin to a light cream consistency and apply using a round brush. Let drawing dry for a few days and finish with normal painting techniques or adopt a more egg tempera method if the drying time does not interfere with the finished results.
