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Oil Painting St. Gaudens

I decided to take an oil painting class this academic quarter. I did a little painting back in high school but only in acrylic, so I was excited to start working with oil.

A recent assignment was to create a collage, then paint it (18x24 canvas). I created a numismatic themed collage with background space filled with Rockwell's "Four Freedoms." Today I tackled the St. Gaudens $20 portion of the collage. Total work time was about 2 and a half hours. I still need to finish the periphery of the obverse, which should take around another 45 mins. Colors used were a cad yellow, cad red, cobalt, ochre, mixing white, and a touch of raw umber. Diameter of the coin is around 11".


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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on stretching your mind and your capabilities!
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,849 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow!! Looks MS66 to me. Fantastic.

    Be sure to post a finished photo.
  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Augustus would be proud. Nice work!
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  • coinkid855coinkid855 Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭
    Nice job Will! Now make me a Morgan! image



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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, well done!
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  • savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,301 ✭✭✭✭
    you buried an omega sign in the claw didn't you?? Nice work!

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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Very cool! image

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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    She's a bit obese, but everything else looks fantastic. image

    You have true skills there Will image
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  • << <i>She's a bit obese, but everything else looks fantastic. image

    You have true skills there Will image >>



    Looking at it now, the body is actually the correct size, but the head is a little too small. I'll need to fix that.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's very cool!
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,959 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Outstanding! Truly terrific!
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  • mrpaseomrpaseo Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭
    Very nice, I would like to see the whole picture when you are done. Thanks for sharing.

    Ray
  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    I think you're off to a good start! image
  • Looks very nice. I have been painting in oils all my life.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've done a lot of watercolors and Japanese Sumi-e, but never oils. Tried acrylics once. I'd have to get used to the colors being opaque. With my watercoloring (mostly as a wash to pen and ink drawings), I got used to the transparency.

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Holy cow!!!, that's "awesome"
    great strike, nice mint luster,
    it looks definitely "proof" !!!
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  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well done. Nice thick texture.
  • Hi,

    Very nice! I too have been painting with oil for a long time - more than 25 years. Try some Dutch Process or Chamber Process white lead in oil for a stiffer texture (the smaller producers...Doak, Old Holland etc.). These modern paints are so darn buttery with all the filler and extenders and driers/retardants. Did you stretch your own canvas and prime it? Really well done!

    Best wishes,
    ERic


  • << <i>Hi,

    Very nice! I too have been painting with oil for a long time - more than 25 years. Try some Dutch Process or Chamber Process white lead in oil for a stiffer texture (the smaller producers...Doak, Old Holland etc.). These modern paints are so darn buttery with all the filler and extenders and driers/retardants. Did you stretch your own canvas and prime it? Really well done!

    Best wishes,
    ERic >>



    Bought a pre-stretched triple primed canvas, but added a layer of gesso myself.
  • Hi,

    Careful there, oil over acrylic is not very permanent. Oil paint becomes increasingly brittle as it continues to dry, but acrylic primers remain flexible - so eventually, there may be adhesion problems, especially if unstretched, rolled etc. It's a variant of the "fat over lean" rule I suppose. Nice work there! image

    Best wishes,
    Eric

    Edited to add: On a rigid support, oil over acrylic primer or "sizing" is said to be permanent, but I still prefer white lead, ground so stiff there is no need for glue size, on walnut panels or copper.
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭


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  • rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice painting! Do they sticker those? Congrats on the results of your hard work.


    Not to hijack the thread, but I wonder how many here are familiar with the other art works of St. Gaudens? Here is a link to of one of his sculptures ("Victory") that reminds me of the $20 gold piece every time I see it.


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  • SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,047 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is quite appealing. Nice work............I sure as hell couldn't do it!
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,130 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty cool!image
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  • Nice work, it's pretty cool!
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  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    I could do that






    If I had any talent image
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Way better than I could ever do! Very nice!

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  • Jackthecat1Jackthecat1 Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭
    That is very nice work.
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  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thats awesome
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The oils take some time to dry.The acrylic is more forgiving. Good perspective on your painting.
  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a very cool painting!
  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    I like it a lot! Since I can't even draw a box in 3 dimensions, I'm always impressed with people who have artistic talent.
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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stunning.....I could look at that for an hour.



    The colors, detail and shadowing are all fantastic.

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  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice!
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nicely done!

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice indeed! image
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Excellent work....Cheers, RickO
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,092 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wonderful.



    That's very nice work!



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  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    Will has a lot of talent. Great job !!
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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Very nice! Please post a pic of the completed project.
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  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very impressive

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  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very Nice!
  • AblinkyAblinky Posts: 628 ✭✭✭
    Awesome, I don't think I have a picture but I did the same thing with a $50 gold eagle for my 8th-grade art project.

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,874 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's worthy of a signature, don't forget to sign it....





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  • Booger9989Booger9989 Posts: 407 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: STONE
    She's a bit obese, but everything else looks fantastic. image

    You have true skills there Will image


    That's the modern era version! Fast food will do that to you!


    Nice work though
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