Posts Tagged ‘oil paitings’
Another Word about Glazing
There is another option if you aren’t interested in making your own glaze for oil paintings. Liquin is a glaze that can be purchased at many craft stores and is often used.
When applying the glaze, a brush can be used. Sometimes a stiff brush called a stippling brush is used to even out the glaze. For a softer or thinner application, a rag or toe of an old sock filled with cotton can be used to dab on the glaze and to soften the edges.
I came across this quote from a non-glazer: If you hear a voice within you say, “you can’t paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced”. …Vincent van Gogh
Pissarro on Landscape Paintings
What follows is more advice from Camille Pissarro regarding landscape paintings.
When painting, look for a clear object, see what lies to the right and left of it and work at all sections simultaneously. Apply paint all at once, with brush strokes of the right colours and brightness and try to set down your observations directly.
Cover the canvas in one sitting and work at this until you can find nothing else to add. Paint what you see and feel. Paint strongly and unhesitatingly, for it’s best not to lose the first impression. One must have only one master: nature. One must always ask her counsel.