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Starting an oil painting for the first time.
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One of the reasons that I only use watercolour is that my wife is bit of a clean freak. I daren’t use anything that will make too much mess. I’m fine with that, but would love to try acrylics. I’m currently looking at a shed for the garden as an art room - maybe, I’d give oils a go too. Hopefully, I’d be allowed to make a mess.
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Oils don’t necessarily have to be messy, but they can be of course, so you do really need a separate room to work in if possible...
Which I appreciated isn’t always possible!
I’ve got a separate room as my studio fortunately, it has two large H-frame easels in it plus worktops, tables etc, and every square foot is covered with materials of some description.
I would probably be categorised as messy, I tend to work fairly fast and have several paintings on the go, and stuff does get splashed around the walls and so on - I like it that way...
I can’t imagine having to tidy everything up after a painting session, I like everything left out and ready to go!
Sheds can be pretty hot in summer, and freezing cold in winter, but that could be all part of the fun or challenge!
Definitely give oils or acrylics a go at some time Paul, our most enthusiastic painter on here at the moment, Denise has, and we’ve all seen her rapid progress first hand.
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by Alan Bickley