As an oil painter

As an oil painter

I had always been interested in the craft of the materials. But after fifteen years of paint by number kit, it began to seem like I was working with a flat earth version of the craft. Where was the original globe? A decade ago, I began to look into how the potentially more versatile and reliable methods of older painting might be recreated. In light of the recent discussion here about solvent safety in oil paint by number kit, I thought it might be interesting to explain what I found:

In terms of making materials, it quickly proved to be a fine line between inspiration and chaos.