I recently recorded a short demo for @isolationartschool on memory painting. Memory work regularly informs my practice but developing ones visual memory is an important skill for any aspiring naturalistic painter and I’d encourage all students to make regular memory studies.
Read MoreI prefer to make my own materials wherever possible. Be that grinding paints, thickening oils, sizing and priming canvas or preparing panels. In preparing your own materials you develop a better understanding of them, which in turn yields better results. Of course, it also has the benefit of being cheaper.
In this post I thought I’d share how I currently prepare small panels for painting.
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