Boshuisie (Little house in the bush)

Little worker cottages that you once found on nearly every farm - similar to the ones of the fishermen. With a built in fireplace and thatched roof, they seem to have a certain kind of cosyness and warm feeling to them.

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Comment by Remegio Onia on January 29, 2011 at 19:50: this is very luminous and realistic! The shadow of the tree on the roof made the impression of a strong afternoon sunshine. The tree glows in the sunlight! Very nice!

Comment by Peni Baker on January 2, 2011 at 2:28: this is great!

Comment by Angeline Rijkeboer on December 30, 2010 at 7:20: The sunlight is so bright and beautiful. You did a good job on this painting.

Well done, Adele.

Comment by Adele Weyers on December 23, 2010 at 22:12: Thanks a million for all the information Roena, there is a lot to learn. Many things I have never heard of before, products I don't know, etc, so I will definately visit art stores with your list at hand. Also read the article on Wet Canvas, and will try that painting right after I emailed you.

From my range of 10 Winton colours, I guess that Sap green, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson and Cadm Lemon could possibly fit the description of transparant?

Comment by Roena King on December 23, 2010 at 5:28: One of my sources is from the book The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques by Ralph Mayer. I call it my bible bc there is that much information. He was an expert in his field with references out the max. He gave several recipes but his glaze and oil-painting medium that he recommended as best for general, all-around purposes = 1 fluid ounce Damar Varnish, 1 fluid ounce Stand oil, 5 fluid ounces turp (get the odor free), about 15 drops of Cobalt dryer. (pour the liquid off without disturbing any sediment which may have formed).

#2 source is Delmus Phelps http://www.easy-oil-painting-techniques.org/

Even if you are not interested in painting in his style of realism, his site gives a lot of great information. A really good read!

This mixture relation is just for the imprimatur layer.
Delmus With the cup 3/4 full of turps, add one eye dropper of Damar Varnish or one eye dropper of Liquin Alkyd Oil medium.

I would recommend using the first mixture as being the traditional binder, it has a better and more predictable flow off the brush and in dry brush blending.

The modern mixture using the Alkyd will dry much faster, but will stiffen and become sticky within minutes on the canvas and will slow you up as a beginner. Your dry brush blending will need practice and the damar varnish will allow this extra time to perfect the technique.

Try the damar varnishing mixture first in you oil painting technique then move over to the alkyd later when you are more familiar.
Other layers will use 3/4 cup turps to 3 droppers of medium or varnish and 3 droppers linseed oil. (Umber layers and dead layers)
Color layers will use 3/4 cup turps, 3 droppers medium or varnish, and 5 droppers linseed oil.
Finishing layer the same as above.
Notice more Fat (oil) to the mixture as we proceed. Fat over Lean!

I have also used Grumbacher Alkyd Painting Medium. Just use it right out of the jar. It mentions that it is good for glazing too and speeds up the drying time. I liked it.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/32418/530/ This is about glazing on wetcanvas and he gives yet more recipes, and explains how to do glazes.

Do you know which of your colors are transparent?

Comment by Adele Weyers on December 23, 2010 at 4:24: Thank you Roena. That specific painting was done wet in wet, although I normally work wet on dry. No glazes, don't know enough about them. And yes, I would really appreciate some info on painting mediums.

Comment by Roena King on December 23, 2010 at 4:10: 5***** painting. Very striking and so well done. Do you do any glazes or do you only work wet in wet? If interested I have recipes for painting mediums that I got from experts. Ro

Comment by Adele Weyers on December 19, 2010 at 5:42: Thanks for the guidance and advice Peter, I will definately follow up on that.

Comment by Gail Runciman-Nicholls on December 18, 2010 at 19:34: Only learning?! OMGosh! I have been painting for sometime & still can't master oil! You are doing very well! :-))

Comment by Adele Weyers on December 18, 2010 at 19:25: Peter and Gail, thanks so much. I only work in oil (and turps; don't know much about supporting mediums yet, but learning........)