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Linda Ciallelo · 10-08-2002, 01:31 PM

Thanks, Jean.

I have spent the last two years trying to adapt to oil, instead of pastel. I still have trouble with color, so am using a limited palette, increasing the number of colors gradually. There is a still life on my web page, in oil, in which I used ONLY cadmium scarlet, yellow ochre, and ivory black. I have tried every medium, brush, and painting surface, every possible procedure from detailed underpaintings with glazes to quick studies. But, the good news is that I am finally settling in, and even though I haven't produced very much that is worth while in the past two years, I have learned a great deal.

There are so many different artists with different views. Everyone gives you different advice. I always look at an artist's work before I decide to listen to what they suggest. Then I try it myself and evaluate the results. It is expensive and takes time. A friend of mine said that the money and time was invested in "Research and Development". Taking college courses would be even more expensive and time consuming, and you would not learn as much. The forums are a very good thing. We artists can share what we learn with each other. Maybe there won't be any such thing anymore as a "poor starving artist".

10-08-2002, 01:31 PM	#3
Linda Ciallelo Juried Member Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 247	Thanks, Jean. I have spent the last two years trying to adapt to oil, instead of pastel. I still have trouble with color, so am using a limited palette, increasing the number of colors gradually. There is a still life on my web page, in oil, in which I used ONLY cadmium scarlet, yellow ochre, and ivory black. I have tried every medium, brush, and painting surface, every possible procedure from detailed underpaintings with glazes to quick studies. But, the good news is that I am finally settling in, and even though I haven't produced very much that is worth while in the past two years, I have learned a great deal. There are so many different artists with different views. Everyone gives you different advice. I always look at an artist's work before I decide to listen to what they suggest. Then I try it myself and evaluate the results. It is expensive and takes time. A friend of mine said that the money and time was invested in "Research and Development". Taking college courses would be even more expensive and time consuming, and you would not learn as much. The forums are a very good thing. We artists can share what we learn with each other. Maybe there won't be any such thing anymore as a "poor starving artist".