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Adele Elgood

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You don't deserve anything less labour-intensive Robert! That's what comes of being too smug about your brushes. What's that saying - oh yes - "pride comes before a fall". Failing all that, take Margaret's advice and splash out on a new palette. I think I will have to introduce a "palette inspection day" every couple of months!
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Linda Wilson

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Robert, why don't you turn your palette over and use the other side? Alternatively paint stripper will do it.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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I remember a book (I remember lots of books: pity I can never remember a) what the hell they were, b) why I sold them) showing one method of cleaning an oil palette - the artist tipped something flammable over it, set fire to it, put the fire out, then scraped off the softened paint. So if you hear sirens, you'll know I've tried the same thing..... Is there anyone out there who does NOT clean their palette, ever? I remember seeing Rolf Harris's, if we can mention him again, encrusted with little minarets of paint - presumably he cleaned the painting surface, what there was of it, but just left the paint around the edges to accumulate; might even have balanced the thing, I suppose. I conclude, incidentally, that Adele is a very hard woman - judgmental type - mean..... the sort of person who'd have given you homework....

Adele Elgood

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Not so Robert, being so perfect myself, I demand no less than perfection from everyone else!!!! I never thought of turning the palette over - perhaps I am not so perfect after all.

Adele Elgood

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Are the brushes for oil Syd? What brushes are you using please?

Adele Elgood

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Thanks Syd, always good to know what other artists use.

Michael Robinson

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Sylvia, I like your tip of using conditioner on brushes, I must try that.

Michael Robinson

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Robert I so enjoy your sense of humour, your comments on this thread (still checking in case there is something I should respond to) have me laughing out loud.
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