tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post141004406899246040..comments2023-09-01T02:19:41.658-07:00Comments on Ten Thousand Square Inches of Canvas: Oil Painting Class: Orange and PeppersArena Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13585731948191412898noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-21076971661766425332019-04-27T03:34:15.465-07:002019-04-27T03:34:15.465-07:00I found this is an informative and interesting pos...I found this is an informative and interesting post so i think so it is very useful and knowledgeable. I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. <a href="https://youtu.be/SClKIqRwPtU" rel="nofollow">Acrylic Painting</a><br />Luck Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407845258757115722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-4297783120914175882013-09-06T03:23:35.052-07:002013-09-06T03:23:35.052-07:00I had to bookmark this page because of all the use...I had to bookmark this page because of all the useful information on it. This is perfect for me because I have just moved from watercolor into Acrylics. I want to work in oils next. Thanks for sharing this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564336484656123808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-36194878246097238512012-02-17T10:50:13.146-08:002012-02-17T10:50:13.146-08:00Arena, thank you for sharing what you are learning...Arena, thank you for sharing what you are learning in oils. I'm giving them a go too. So appreciate what you've posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-68659897118488519642012-02-13T15:23:52.076-08:002012-02-13T15:23:52.076-08:00Thanks Carol! I would definitely remember your wor...Thanks Carol! I would definitely remember your words and try not to lose heart when I encounter frustrations... Being able to switch back and forth would be so nice!Arena Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585731948191412898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-7745464683202191852012-02-13T15:22:47.699-08:002012-02-13T15:22:47.699-08:00Thanks Kathryn for your kind words... It is very v...Thanks Kathryn for your kind words... It is very very very different, but a lot of fun too. I want to learn to paint oil because from time to time, I would love to paint with confident brushstrokes and leave them there in the painting! I'd also like to experiment with thick paint texture, which is a bit difficult with watercolor. But I love watercolor so much, especially the soft, wet-into-wet transitions!Arena Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585731948191412898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-76043582963197124432012-02-13T15:20:46.219-08:002012-02-13T15:20:46.219-08:00Thank you so much, Robin. I am learning very slowl...Thank you so much, Robin. I am learning very slowly, but I will continue on. This is so much fun...Arena Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585731948191412898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-1830085304038538332012-02-13T15:19:51.717-08:002012-02-13T15:19:51.717-08:00I wish -- I am a very slow learner. :-P Much like ...I wish -- I am a very slow learner. :-P Much like an old dog trying to learn new tricks...<br /><br />I am actually going to study with another artist in the method you were describing. Her name is Sadie Valeri, and she paints this way without visible brushstrokes. I want to try both methods to see which way I like better and right now I am knowing too. little to really decide... I am also sponging down information from books and instructional dvds... So much to learn! It is a completely different medium, completely different challenges. There are just not enough hours in a day to try everything I want to!!! (I know you must feel the same way since you not only paint, but also write, make music and program, ha! I really shouldn't complain...)Arena Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585731948191412898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-59636600521940858262012-02-13T14:05:20.903-08:002012-02-13T14:05:20.903-08:00I paint in oils with lots of blending and smoothne...I paint in oils with lots of blending and smoothness in layers, with an ultrafine outline drawing first, much more like your watercols than the technique you're learning. The nice thing about oils is that you can paint any way at all! Looks to me like you've already picked up how to do it. Are you learning faster than David? :)Mark Sheekyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710485457283053795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-27999750911080413042012-02-13T09:10:19.831-08:002012-02-13T09:10:19.831-08:00Good for you! You'll find what you'll fee...Good for you! You'll find what you'll feel comfortable working with/on by experimentation.....then you'll have years of pure joy ahead. I paint in both watercolor and oils, can't say I prefer one over the other, but they are both very different. I'll find I go for months in one, then switch to the other, OR I'll have piles of each I'm doing at the same time. Just keep at it, don't give up and don't be critical of yourself. Painting, you know is for the pure joy of it all. Contrats and happy painting! :) CarolIowaladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288000090562244984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-82067806053990548772012-02-13T08:17:07.631-08:002012-02-13T08:17:07.631-08:00Arena, good for you for getting into oils as well....Arena, good for you for getting into oils as well. It sounds so very different from watercolor. Your description of the process, as always, was wonderful to read!Studio at the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900305750995808779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-35646054035283967942012-02-12T17:36:33.006-08:002012-02-12T17:36:33.006-08:00Hi Arena, I meant to tell you I think your waterco...Hi Arena, I meant to tell you I think your watercolor florals are exquisite! I am sure with practice you will be creating the same level of oil paintings and I commend you on learning a new medium. I look forward to seeing your progression.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040155610797864457.post-39718245428958573692012-02-12T09:51:07.004-08:002012-02-12T09:51:07.004-08:00I thank you for the very complete explanation of y...I thank you for the very complete explanation of your teachers methods. A good tried and true way.<br /><br />You have a huge advantage, Arena, of being able to draw very well so once your own handwriting, so to speak, of brushwork appears then you will never go back to painting with anything else but oils. I think what you have done so far is excellent and I am filled with happy anticipation for following your exciting journey ahead.<br /><br />May I recommend Centurion oil primed canvas pads to start off with. Oil primed adds brilliance to the colors. They are very reasonable and are on sale at ASW at the moment. I tape them to a piece of foam core board. <br />I have found with teaching, that artists are more willing to be experimental if they are not painting on something costly. If you get a good piece of work then it is easy to glue it to a board with Yes paste or Miracle Muck..juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com