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How would you categorize your painting style?: Tight, too realistic, need to loosen up.

Which medium do you prefer? eg. oils, acrylics, etc.: oils

Are you a full time artist?: Some Time

Who are your favourite 2 artists?: I'm Mercurial. I keep changing my favorite artist. Right now I'm trying to "be" Richard Robinson. He's so "loose" isn't he?

Do you have any goals for your painting?: Yes, my main goal is to "loosen up." Today was the first day I painted loose. One baby step at a time.

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What kind of Canvas do you paint on?

Posted on November 29, 2015 at 6:31 1 Comment 0 Likes

Hi Richard,

I see you tearing off the masking tape of your finished painting. Do you paint on canvas board, unframed canvas, linen or birch plywood? It looks like when I do a watercolor painting I size the paper first then tape it to my board after stretching the wet paper.

For oil painting I use a stretched canvas on a frame or paint on birch plywood. Neither of these needs to be attached to a board.

I'm sure the answer is somewhere in one of…

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