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Originally Posted by Alexandra Tyng
Debra,
I do like this technique of yours. It seems to work very well with your tendency to paint rather thinly and transparently, which works well in watercolor but can be problematic with oils (as it gives the impression you are not taking full advantage of the medium). Putting the watercolor wash underneath and pastel over it remind me of putting a thin undercoat of oil on the canvas and then building up layers of thicker paint. I imagine it must work in a similar way. The result has lots of body without looking overworked. I really like it and I think you should keep going with it.
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It is funny you saying I work thinly but what you have seen of me is pretty thin. I glaze a lot. But my old style has always been the thickest kid on the block. I think I do more glazing because it is a good way to stay in touch with the drawing and not lose the detail when I work heavily from photos. Not diving in too deep so I don't have to go back into it too deep to correct. In life painting, I have done the same in the last year or so, but haven't done as much oil as I used to.
I think of myself as someone who watercolors like and oil painter, so it is a shock to be perceived as an oil painter who paints like a watercolorist - however, I agree. Because I have been doing so many watercolors it has crept into my oils. I really have not done five in a row to get back in shape.
BUT I am a pastellist. This sort of thing is NO work at all. Just comes out naturally. Not sure exactly how it can work for me, and it is a bit more messy, what with splashing the watermedia on first and then grinding away at the pastels, it is not something I do with ANYTHING else in the studio going for money. Too risky! So I do it for my own entertainment most of the time. I think it is time to stop playing with what I am trying to make into a style and keep working on my self-proclaimed niche!