(Just finished this piece for our living-room)
Good Day World!
I love art.
One of my favorite hobbies is oil painting. I’ve been a student of the medium since 1966 (my sophomore year in high school).
There is no one correct way of painting. Artists train themselves in a wide variety of approaches, which they continually practice and extend as they find occasion and need for.
Contrary to what some people think oil painting is straightforward. It’s far simpler than etching or even watercolor painting. If you can see something, you can paint it in oils. Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments bound in oil.
The common oils used in oil paints are linseed oil, poppyseed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil. However, I have used vegetable oil in a pinch and was surprised at the satisfying results.
If you’d like to know more about painting with oils, here’s a great link:
25 Oil Painting Techniques You Should to Learn
(Here’s a piece I did back in 2001.)
I paint because it satisfies something in my soul.
As a Vietnam veteran with PTSD, I’m always seeking serenity. Painting offers an escape from the real world.
Time for me to walk on down the road…
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