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This is an oil on canvas and is 16 x 20 in size. Started in Israel and finished at home. Mostly from memory other than a minimal sketch on the canvas.
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This is Katie, my granddaughter when she visited me last Christmas. Started with her posing and finished from a photo. The painting is 16 x 20 and is oil on canvas.
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I did this copy for a friend after studying the original that was shown at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida. I thinkd that he used cadmium reds and cobolt blues mixed with white. He was criticised for his blue blotches in the skin tones. I regret that this photo exaggerates the blues. The...
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I'm new to this social network and not sure where to respond to the initial question, so I'll just try to contribute some progressive photos of a painting. I take progressive photos of some paintings so I can remember what it looked like before it was finished and to revisit the stages of a painting...
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How to remove varnish from a painting I want to rework(actually add a glaze)??? I don't want to remove the oil and that seems a bit tricky! Any help from you experts would be greatly appreciated! Also, how to glaze a recent painting to make it look old--as in antique? Thanks so much! Ann (beginner...
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It's a pleasure to share the information with you- I have learned so much through these forums, things that I really should have been taught in art school. Professors of fine arts- hear this and please teach your students all of the technical tips, tricks and techniques that you can think of!
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Hi Kadon, There is a very important difference between retouching and finishing varnish: Retouching varnish is used on touch-dry, or recently-dry oil paintings that haven't dried completely through yet. You might need to varnish a painting before it has completely dried, say when you have an exhibition...
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Hi everyone, I've finished varnishing the paintings and they are now hanging in the gallery. If anyone is interested, the gallery's site is www.elm75.de (in German only) and the images are on my own site www.sarahdudley.net, along with photos from the vernissage. About the varnish- the onion...
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I have been trying to download this painting for critique in "Critique My Art" but for some reason, I am being denied access to that site. So I am showing it here for a critique, if you please. Thank you.