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Walk through the park

May 6th, 2009

Originally posted on January, 29, 2009

"Walk through the Park", oil on linen, 35cm x 27cm, 2009

“Walk through the Park”, oil on linen, 35cm x 27cm, 2009

Where is the source for this image? I do not know. I have done countless paintings and sketches along the Doubs, close to home.

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Acrylic Golden Open: A new paint (2)

May 6th, 2009

Originally posted on January, 29, 2009

"Morning on the San Juan" Golden Open acrylic on stretched canvas, 46cm x 38cm, 2009
“Morning on the San Juan” Golden Open acrylic on stretched canvas, 46cm x 38cm, 2009
"Jura Heights" Golden Open acrylic on stretched canvas, 30cm x 24cm, 2009
“Jura Heights” Golden Open acrylic on stretched canvas, 30cm x 24cm, 2009

For the first part of this article, click here.

After a few days of this I felt confident enough to try a painting on canvas. Above is my first painting : “Morning on the San Juan”.

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Golden Open Acrylic: A new Paint

May 5th, 2009

Originally posted on January, 29, 2009

"A Golden Coast" Golden Open acrylic on 100% cotton paper, 22cm x 16cm, 2009
“A Golden Coast” Golden Open acrylic on 100% cotton paper, 22cm x 16cm, 2009

Golden’s new acrylic is not the only extended time acrylic out there. This technology is coming out of the US where there is evidently a very strong interest in acrylic as well as the new dye based watercolors (I must note that the later are fugitive paints). Quite frankly, I have had little interest in any of this. I have, however, for many years an interest in an alternative to painting with solvent for health reasons. From time to time I’ve picked up some acrylic and worked with them for a short period of time. I’ve never liked them much but Golden’s acrylics are the best I’ve tried.

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Towards a Personal Painting Approach

May 5th, 2009

Originally posted on December, 7, 2008

In my last post I attempted to give some ideas about painting in contrast to photography. Those thoughts directly apply to what I want to talk about here.

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