Learning patience

[joflasher]

Sunday, I attempted to start an oil painting. I don't really like painting in oils but I love the colors and shading you can get with them. I'm finding that I want saturation and intensity and watercolors just aren't cut out for that. I could work with acrylics but I've always wanted to learn how to deal with oils.

The worst part is the waiting. Every morning I go into the spare bedroom (beyond the reach of little furry feet) and glare at my still wet and shiny painting. Three days now and its still wet. Time to pick up some lindseed oil, since that's supposed to dry faster.

I'm never going to be able to do this.

Of course, that's what I said about watercolors five years ago, so what do I know...

Comments

[starherd.livejournal.com]

Ew. Three days? Eew. ¬_¬
And I always thought the smell was bad enough...
*wishes luck*

[flasher.livejournal.com]

I'm using odorless turpentine. The smell is really not that bad, although the spare bedroom has a definite odor now. Nothing a few days airing out won't fix, though.

[tg2k.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...perhaps you're in the wrong part of the world, and/or the wrong part of the year, to be trying oils? The humidity...

At any rate, I don't expect you to move, but if you can be even more patient, I wonder if you'll have better luck in the drier part of the year?

Hey, you could always change your mind and try acrylics now, and oils later. ;-)

[flasher.livejournal.com]

but the ability to open windows has been scarce this year. All summer it was either raining cats & dogs or 110 degrees. Wanted to try oils while I could still safely fummigate the house if the stench got to be too bad.