Re: Oil PaintingsOil paintings may be done on linen, wood, or canvas. Hide glue is usually used to protect linen, or wood from the oils with several coats of special oil painting primer added on top. Another option for oil paintings are several coats of acrylic gesso. This is usually present where the oil is applied over a base of acrylic paint.
Re: Acrylic PaintingsAcrylic paint is a polymer based paint, that is plastic in nature. Acrylics are usually utilized on a canvas support
Re: Watercolors - Watercolors are paints which are thinned by water and are generally utilized on paper.
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Sky LineA Uniquely Framed Oil PaintingThis is an oil painting on linen that has been framed in an interesting manner. The old barn/driftwood frame has been covered over fresh hardwood poplar lumber and incorporates elements from the forest floor which has been enclosed by plexiglass. The painting was painted on the edge of a cliff around 1993. It seems as if you are looking out a window or doorway through the edge of the forest. The skyline of Manhattan is visible from the top of the hilltop some 25 miles away. The plain of Bergen New Jersey is located below the mountain between the city and stretches out across the scene. The painting is 36" x 25" and framed it measures 38" square. |