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Hi, David. Yes, you're right about certain inks having only a small content of linseed or other oil, of course. Still, one wonders about their stability on paper--seems pretty good. Certainly the papers of old were rag-based rather than being composed of wood pulp, and the thought occurred to me that Yupo might be an excellent support for oils although I haven't tried it personally.
As to priming the paper with acrylic "gesso," (as you know) it's got more tooth than acrylic paint owing to the high content of whiting. So oil paint sticks pretty well and is unlikely to delaminate. Your point about lower weight papers is of course well taken.
I got curious and went back to my old copy of Mayer after I posted. In my ancient edition, he said that 300 lb. watercolor paper was a pretty good support. He did write that oil works on paper hadn't survived more than 35 years (in his experience) without substantial conservation efforts. Yupo would prolly last a whole lot longer, I think.
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