Richard Robinson's Blog – December 2013 Archive (5)

Painting from a photo

"Evening Gold" 13x15" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Photo by John Warren at http://paintmyphoto.ning.com/photo/whitby-lass…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 31, 2013 at 11:49 — 7 Comments

Painting Taranaki

"Taranaki" 14.5x25" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson (Studio Painting).

A commissioned piece for a wedding. Lots of fun. Again with the washes of Water Mixable Oils to start with and then layering on the thick paint, most with walnut oil as the…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 13, 2013 at 19:30 — 6 Comments

Rosies Shed

"Rosies Shed" Oil in Canvas by Richard Robinson (plein air)…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 9, 2013 at 18:31 — 7 Comments

Cracking the Water Mixable Oils

"The Lupins Out The Back" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Starting to get the hang of these water soluble oils. Laying down very watery washes to begin with makes for easier painting on top. Most previous paintings have been attempted over an oily base which makes it difficult to paint over and the paint doesn't stick so well to an oily surface.…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 7, 2013 at 17:46 — 10 Comments