Well, that's my rant for this week over with.
Now on to better things. My pallet is empty and my Genesis paints are put away for the winter. The fumes from drying the paint has affected my lungs and I can no longer handle it, especially with the windows all closed for the winter. I did love painting with them but drying them was a pain, literally. I've decided to try water soluble oils. I'm quite excited to try them out. If you use them at all please let me know what you think. How do I keep the smells to a minimum?
you are rightly angry about the mails...
ReplyDeleteignore them is the best solution...
in India, we have lots of hot weather and most houses have separate room for drying/storing...
a separate room would be better, i don't know about the places where you live...
is there somebody to help?
Bonnie, I have used them. I've never used the other oils, I have little kids. The fumes are not bad at all, check out Nancy Laliberte's blog she and a friend are starting to use them and she's been blogging about them. Or you could come to the other side and paint in watercolor:) I love them!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi jyothiisethu, thanks for your concern. In Canada it's the opposite. Because of the cold we seal up our homes to prevent most of the frigid air from getting in. I live in a two bedroom condo but I may try storing my wet paintings in a back hall closet to lessen the fumes in the living area. Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteI will be very interested to see how you like the water soluble oils, Bonnie. Sorry to hear the fumes have hurt you. This could be a new chapter in your life where you really do sell tons of artwork. I've never gotten one of those emails, guess it's a tribute to your wonderful work.......they don't want mine, LOL.
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie,
ReplyDeleteI use Winsor and Newton Griffin Alkyd oil paint which dries in a day, I don't use medium, only sometimes a bit of Liquin (also W&N) and wash out my brushes with dish soap and then brush soap. Put your paintings somewhere out of the way to dry and then you shouldn't have any problems.
D.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate your comments.
ReplyDeleteI was disappointed in the water soluble oils they took days to dry in my climate. I have a whole set I only used once, a waste of money. Watercolors are the best bet for allergies in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie, I think the email purchase scam has migrated to Blogs from Ebay and Etsy after they closed them down. This is the season, Grrrr...
ReplyDeleteYou could consider going solvent free in your studio. Look into the walnut based oils such as M.Grahm, or Gamblin's OMS, check out the studio safety page on gamblincolors.com some great info there.
I would not ruled out going to acrylic, take a look at Mark Woodland's work, I would never guess this work was acrylic.
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Dear Bonnie,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear cunning business approaches that wasted your energy. So, please be careful about the disclosure of your contact.
I really look forward to your water soluble oils.
Kind regards, Sadami