I’m the worst at cleaning my brushes. I use them and plop them in a bucket of walnut oil instead of cleaning them out thoroughly…. I buy more… just so I do not have to clean them…
I really cannot afford to keep doing this.
they seemed to have survived their yearly cleaning though…. a little gunky… but still usable!
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the last few weeks have been very busy.
My frame order finally came in, so I had no excuse but to get a few things framed and ready!
blues, yellows, whites, teals, & greens.
Before:
After:
This last week has been very busy finishing our bathroom renovation (stay tuned for before & afters)… yardwork… working… cleaning, and entertaining. There has not been much time for making art. Luckily all of those things make me feel happy and creative too!
This evening I found the time, and have finished one more, and started two others.
I choose to start my paintings in acrylic for several reasons but mainly because it dries faster than oil— therefore, I can work on several at a time— and get the jist of it painted before I get to the good stuff with my oil paints. I always end in oil because I love the depth of colour oil painting provides, I love the feel and consistency of oil, and even the smell better! It makes me happy.
Do you paint in acrylic first too?
