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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. Have you considered working in oils?

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 08:47 AM

May 2020

I've found oil painting to be a lot less frustrating than water colors because you can always fix a mistake - just let it dry and paint over it. I've got a couple of paintings that I really don't like how they turned out, but I didn't throw them away; at some point I'm just going to go back over them and redo some things. The negative aspect is that oil paint is messy, but I like not having to give up and toss something I've worked on.

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I have destroyed 4 paintings this week. Not torn up, just worked to death because of little [View all] GreenPartyVoter May 2020 OP

Have you considered working in oils? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1

Thought about it. I love some aspects of watercolor GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #2

I second the idea for a different media. Watercolor is famously unforgiving LiberalLoner May 2020 #16

I used to tell my students, "There is no such thing as perfect in art." femmocrat May 2020 #3

Thank you. I was debating whether or not to ink the chair, but GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #6

Especially with unforgiving water color, if the juice isn't there, working it harder won't .. marble falls May 2020 #4

If we were at Hogwarts, the chair shadow would be screaming. LOL GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #5

Art is a fickle beast! marble falls May 2020 #8

Sure is! GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #10

I feel your pain. bif May 2020 #7

Yep. Just one more--dammit!!! GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #11

My best work has come from failing at first lunatica May 2020 #9

This one is going in the try again pile. Too many lovely bits to give GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #12

What are the items on the chair? KatyMan May 2020 #13

Lobster buoys. :) GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #14

Thanks! KatyMan May 2020 #15

Your post makes so much sense LiberalLoner May 2020 #17

Once you stop feeling frustrated you'll lunatica May 2020 #19

I have to say I really like your work LiberalLoner May 2020 #18