Friday, September 28, 2012

Grey Matters

 "Mango on Blue Cloth II"
5" x 7"
oil on canvas
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"Pear Duo"
6" x 6"
oil on canvas
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I've been remiss on posting to my blog.  Here are two small oils that I've done recently. I've taken a break from large works for a little while and have been honing my oil painting skills on these smaller canvases.  I normally use palette paper when I oil paint, probably because I'm too lazy to clean a wooden palette.  I have a wooden palette - I just tape my palette paper to it.  A couple of weeks ago I was at Hobby Lobby and noticed that grey palette paper is now available.  It may have been around for awhile - I don't get into an art supply store very often! Anyway, this paper is made by Jack Richeson Co. and is called "Grey Matters".  I like it a lot - I think that my color mixes have improved since I started using it. It just makes it easier to see the real color of your paint when it is on a neutral background instead of on white.  I guess that's my free tip of the week!