Posts Tagged ‘oil’
Handmade Storage Units for Small Paintings
Since I have started using oil paints for my tiny (8" x 10") paintings, I have created a massive storage issue. They need to sit around and dry for a couple weeks, get varnished, dry a little more. And my goal is to create about two a day! (I'm a little behind, but that's...
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Farm Painting Inspiration
Although I do often use photo references for my paintings, it is not that often that I use them verbatim. Usually, I glance through my photo albums, come up with a few ideas, and start painting. Usually, once I begin painting, I don't look at the photos again. There is one scene that I...
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Spring Landscapes – New Oil Paintings
Even though spring is creeping along quietly, and the willows are beginning to sprout down the road, it still seems like winter is dominating the scene. This weekend is supposed to bring the first real warm weather. So, thinking of blue skies and warm weather, I have painted a few Appalachian farm scenes. Farmhouse...
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Tiny People Paintings
As part of the Tiny House series, I have been experimenting a little bit more with adding tiny people in order to tell a little more of the story. These are painted with water-based oils, which have a similar consistency as regular oil paints, but dry in about half the time. Once dry, they...
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Oil versus Acrylic
As an experiment, I decided to have a real contest between oil and acrylic paints by painting the same design in each medium. I picked a design that I have done quite a few times, so it's like second nature now. Here is the same design, the same size canvas panel, using the same...
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New Tiny Oil Paintings
The little monsters got me interested in doing more oil paintings, so I've been playing around a lot more with oils. I like the texture and the vibrant colors - even trying the same painting with oils and acrylics looks totally different! The downside, as ever, is the drying time for oils. I've had...
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