This small work was the first painting I completed using a new painting medium. When I first began working in oils as a teenager, and throughout my college and early adult years, I used the most traditional of mediums - linseed oil. Eventually, I turned away from linseed oil because of the noticeable sheen it leaves on a canvas. I then turned to turpenoid, a cleaning substance, as my medium for oils. This worked effectively, although it does leave a dull surface that can make it difficult to "read" some colors.
Last month I decided to try a commercially-produced painting medium. I purchased Winsor & Newton's Oil Colour Artists' Painting Medium, and tried it out on this little canvas. I love how this medium adds vibrancy to the colors, and it dried in a uniform manner. It also added an element of slickness to the paint that I have found very appealing during the painting process.
"Night Windows #1." Oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches. Completed November 2012.
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