tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post5912518037931941842..comments2023-08-22T09:49:21.641-06:00Comments on Painting Partners: WAY Out of My Comfort ZoneMaggie and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270104903665193426noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post-15879660129623015962012-01-22T13:14:18.873-07:002012-01-22T13:14:18.873-07:00That sounds fascinating, Marcia! Hope to see the f...That sounds fascinating, Marcia! Hope to see the finished painting at some point. What fun is to try new things!Maggie and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270104903665193426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post-27474612257760518472012-01-21T09:30:46.853-07:002012-01-21T09:30:46.853-07:00Hi Maggie, It's very refreshing to see your l...Hi Maggie, It's very refreshing to see your lovely flowers in OIL!<br />Especially coincidental, because last night I painted fruit in oil<br />from life, but with the aid of a photograph that I hurried to get developed yesterday. Of course, I can't let go of the Pastels, as I<br />used them to draw into the oil. Next I'll add the wax medium to the oil, maybe throw in some oil sticks and might "torch" it a little!<br />This all comes from a desire to try this method that I witnessed with a fellow painter in Provincetown, MA this summer...he was generous to "show me"! So, good luck and I see you're having as much fun as I am.."out of the box"!!Marcia Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241008246346215211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post-21399186444732582822012-01-21T06:26:18.675-07:002012-01-21T06:26:18.675-07:00I started as an oil painter many years ago, but ha...I started as an oil painter many years ago, but have worked almost exclusively in pastel for nearly 20 years. It's been like learning a new medium to go back to oils. Until this painting, I only painted landscapes in oil. So this was a huge stretch. I love the feel of the oils and in many ways the process is much like pastel. I'm going to continue to work back and forth between the two and it will be interesting to see what happens.Maggie and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270104903665193426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post-2015503513394191102012-01-20T19:45:00.168-07:002012-01-20T19:45:00.168-07:00I was just going into the studio to try out some n...I was just going into the studio to try out some new oils. I have never painted with oils only with watercolors and pastels. I think you did a great job especially for your first ever!! not sure yet what i'm painting and it will most likely be from a photo i've taken either landscape or floral. People now that would be way too much of a stretch!Sara Mathewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503224852098578312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958996318924963134.post-89622725192628817972012-01-20T14:59:12.268-07:002012-01-20T14:59:12.268-07:00Maggie - - /wow! thats exactly what I am doing---...Maggie - - /wow! thats exactly what I am doing---but not flowers. Using Oils to paint a large one of person, dog, and horse! I don't paint in oils - -don't paint people, and wnated to do this to push on and to learn. Flowers are next - - I always fail with them. Your painting, tho, is looking good! they say pastels is the closest thing to oils, and in appearence can be - - -but boy, the feel of oil is so different! I still don't know if I like them or not. www.artskipsabeat.blogspot.com but the experiance is priceless.Ida M. Glazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168162507681364472noreply@blogger.com