In deciding which medium to use instead of colored pencil, the choice of oil seemed the most natural. In watercolor, there is little forgiveness. This is scary to someone who lives and dies by the eraser! Acrylics dry too fast, and they are plastic. There are other choices, but everything was pointing to oil. (“Everything”? I am prone to exaggeration – be warned!)
In most areas of my life, authenticity is the driving force. I don’t wear polyester or color my hair (yet?) The vinyl siding on my house Really Really bugs me. I drive a stick-shift, don’t own a microwave, drink black coffee and love dark chocolate. You get the idea. . . this all led me to the idea of painting using only the primaries and mixing my own colors. What a thrill! If a person is on the edge of agnosticism, the realization that all colors come from 3 should be enough evidence of Intelligent Design to bump him over the edge!Look at this: all these paintings were done using nothing but primary colors, honest! You can find the paintings at Exeter Flower Company http://www.exeterflowers.com/
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Jana your oil paintings have improved so much!! I wish I could say the same for myself, my art has not gone past more then doodles for the past few months because of school and a 20 year olds life I suppose? One day I will be back with a vengeance though.
on a side note, I am totally with you on being authentic because acrylics are annoying and bad for the environment.
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