In just the last couple of weeks, I have begun to develop some serious health problems when painting...(headache, nausea, chills) starting with mild symptoms and becomeing increasingly severe.
So - "Doctor's orders" - I am not to use any solvents or mediums for a couple of weeks (I use Liquin and citrus thinner) and "stay out of the studio."
Baloney. I can't NOT paint! So today I started to play with heat-set Genesis brand paints. These paints are totally non toxic and not as difficult to use as I had feared....they feel exactly like oils. Here is more about them:
http://www.genesisartistcolors.com/
There is a book that tells how to convert brand-name paints into Genesis: "Decorative Painting Color Match Sourcebook" by Bobbie Pearcy (My copy included a Color Match Supplement on Genesis.) Because of this I am able to use my usual palette of colors....
Below is a detail of a painting that might normally take me months (drying times) using traditional oils, but I did it in about 5 hours using all the underpainting and layering techniques I am used to...
Her name is Grace and I have painted her from an old photograph taken in 1887. Her coloring is based on a great gradnchild who resembles her...
This is the fastest portrait that I have ever painted and I can't wait to really explore what these paints can do!
Please note...that this is NOT a finished work - just an experiment...
My toxic overload!
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