tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621225576781147800.post2364180895355807688..comments2023-06-07T10:11:39.726-05:00Comments on A Painting Today: Warm Up of the DayKarin Jurickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144241663839954074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621225576781147800.post-23982735729711430142007-03-02T12:52:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:52:00.000-05:00Thank you for the comments Robin. I love to paint ...Thank you for the comments Robin. I love to paint with 'immediacy'. The trick is to know when to stop.<BR/>These are perfect exercises, I almost forgot how much I enjoy drawing. <BR/>Answering your question, i do not gesso the paper. I do use linseed oil to make the paint more fluid. I still have a few done a few years back, oil on watercolor paper, with a sprayed varnish to protect the surface and they've held up perfectly.Karin Jurickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144241663839954074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4621225576781147800.post-69967906152949468272007-03-01T20:51:00.000-05:002007-03-01T20:51:00.000-05:00Karin, I love these sketches. I'm amazed at how yo...Karin, I love these sketches. I'm amazed at how you can convey such a sense of place and depict the light so well with a few strokes. I love the immediacy of them.<BR/>One question: Are you gessoing your paper before you put the oils on?A Painter's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520775774106380886noreply@blogger.com