Oil Painting St. Gaudens
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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".
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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You have true skills there Will
<< <i>She's a bit obese, but everything else looks fantastic.
You have true skills there Will
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.
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great strike, nice mint luster,
it looks definitely "proof" !!!
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
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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.
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!
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.
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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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That's very nice work!
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She's a bit obese, but everything else looks fantastic.
You have true skills there Will
That's the modern era version! Fast food will do that to you!
Nice work though