

I'm getting ready to work on Joyce's portrait again but wanted to share this link to Art Studio Secrets which has a couple of tips about restoring paint bushes. Goop also will remove dried paint from brushes. After cleaning with Goop I swish in turps or mineral spirits to clean any Goop residue from the brush.
Do you ever make a "Wish" List? You would think that the list would note things such as clothing or major purchases. My Wish List is always art stuff, such as better lighting, or a new easel and/or pochade box, or a variety of new brushes, or perhaps some different brands of oil or watercolor paints that I haven't tried yet, or maybe a new video or book. I think most wish lists usually contains the things in which we are most interested or think about the most. I have yet to paint on linen and so linen panels are at the top of my wish list. Soon . . .
What is on your wish list?
2 comments:
You definitely should paint that top photo, Ann :) Think of all the rich, deep colors you could get in there to model his face and clothing!
Hope your painting of Joyce is working out - I know you're probably scraping it off again but that's your way and you have to paint your way :)
I have several photos from that trip that I believe would make interesting paintings. Mainly it is the expressions on the different faces that draws me to those photos.
Yeah, I scraped Joyce's painting again! It looked like her yet it missed that indefinable essence of her. So hopefully, I can find the right brushstrokes to convey that essence.
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