Stand Oil and Turpentine

[Geri Comicz]

I am in the process of reading/studying as much as I can on Daniel Greene. He evidently uses (I thought he said as a medium) a combination of 3:1 Turp:Stand Oil.

My question is can you pre-mix this "combination" in a jar and keep the mixture for several weeks? Or does it lose its effectiveness?

Thanks in advance, geri

[Allan Rahbek]

You can mix it and keep it in a bottle.

It will begin the drying process when exposed to oxygen / open air, starting with the turpentine to evaporate and next the oil will obtain oxygen.

The oil is actually getting thicker when it obtains the oxygen, which is why one should be careful to not apply too thick layers of ordinary linseed oil. The danger is that it will wrinkle.

Paint can be applied thickly straight from the tube, but be careful not to make it thick, fat paint by adding undiluted linseed oil.

Stand oil is treated in a way that makes it more stable, it will not wrinkle, even if it is applied heavily, which makes it suitable for glazing as well as for ordinary medium.

Allan

[Marvin Mattelson]

Turpentine is highly toxic. Its fumes can be inhaled and it can be absorbed through the skin. Be very careful if you choose to use it.

There are more healthy alternatives. Gamsol by Gamblin can be used in its place. It is low odor with slow evaporation and can not be absorbed.

[Geri Comicz]

Allan and Marvin,

Thank you so much for the information. I do know some about the fat over lean principle and work very hard to apply the paint in the correct fashion.

And, thanks Marvin, I do know of substitutes for turpentine, but the last time I ventured using any other name other than turpentine I got lambasted right out of my computer chair on another forum. Actually, I don't really use turpentine, but we won't tell anyone. That's our secret.

Thanks again to both of you.

geri