"I am an Oil Painter Now," a Short Post About my Oil Painting Journey

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I am an oil painter now... 
It's not that I didn't consider myself an oil painter before. If you paint, you're a painter, if you write you're a writer. I don't believe that you have to sell a painting or a book to consider yourself those things. 

But this painting (pictured below) changed it for me and really made me realize that oil painting is the paint that I like best. 

I originally began this painting with acrylic paints. I thought it would work better since many sections needed to dry before I could add more. It ended up going in the opposite direction.  Acrylic paints dry really fast, they were drying on the palette before I was able to mix colors. I've gotten to the point in practicing oils that using acrylics was actually much harder. 

The fact that oils take longer to dry is something that beginner oil painters assume will be more difficult, at least I did a while ago, but it is actually an asset. 

With practice, I have gotten to the point that oil paints are the easier, and personally my favorite, type of paint to use. 

Thank you for reading!

What are your thoughts? Have you ever tried oil paints? 

Comments

  1. Jen10/05/2021 4:31 PM

    I think it looks great! I am so impressed with your talent and skill!

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