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Originally Posted by Virgil Elliott
After an artist has painted his or her heart out on a painting, it seems wrong, to me, to then do something to compromise its longevity out of eagerness to put it out there right away. For people who cannot wait to get rid of their pictures, there is the option of painting in alkyds, acrylic, pastel or watercolor instead.
Virgil Elliott
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Agreed Virgil but will using retouch varnish seriously compromise the longevity of a painting? Are Conservators saying this now, because a few years ago it was advocated, at least here in Europe.
Kind of reminds me of the doctors who warned against butter suggesting margarine was a better alternative and then latter olive oil and now no oils. What is the truth? What do you think they will be saying about Gamvar in ten years time? (I won't know because I probably will have died from an olive oil induced coronary.)