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mariart

Posts:55

12/07/2007 3:00 AM	Alert
This painting was done using heat seal oils from genises, I dont know if there are any others out there using them?

DaleSmith

Posts:44

12/07/2007 6:13 AM	Alert
I like the feeling of action of movement in this composition. well done Maria. I have some of the Genises oils but never have tried them. what are their advantages over other oils?

LMB

Posts:455

12/07/2007 7:16 AM	Alert
Hi Mariart, I too like this painting and would like to see more of your work. Do you have a web site? Leon

Http://www.artabus.com/leonbayless/ http://www.catchlightartgallery.com/leonbayless.htm quand le coeur est dans un bon endroit tout est possible when the heart is in a good place all is possible

mariart

Posts:55

12/07/2007 3:46 PM	Alert
thanks, it was a departure from my usual style, the heat seal oils have an advantage in that your colours stay wet on the palette so you can leave them till your ready to paint, no wastage and remixing the right colour again, I work slowly using up to 30 layers so I can dry the layers straight away and start on the next. I thin them using a thinners from the livos company in germany, non toxic, non solvent and they are working well with the heat seal oils.

mariart

Posts:55

12/07/2007 3:47 PM	Alert
sorry forgot to put in my website which is www.mariapaterson.com

mikec@pols

Posts:864

12/09/2007 6:18 AM	Alert
Hello Maria, I visited your website and I love your work...my favorite is the girl swimming! As you can probably tell (if you have seen any of my work) I am a realist, but I love the fantasy that you create with your paintings! Questions on the oils; How do you dry them? A blow dryer or ? How fast can you force dry them? Have you seen any wrinkling or 'pulling' if you try to dry too fast? Once dry, do the subsequent layers re-open or activate the lower layers at all? Do they hold up with time...no yellowing or color changes? Sorry for all of the questions! I've seen these but have never used them or known anyone that has. I love working in oils because of their ability to blend and 'move', but I hate the waiting!!! I have several commissions in waiting that are requesting oils and I shutter to think about the time involved... Mike p.s. You're welcome to email if you have a long explanation of the process and don't want to tie up the thread. Thanx!

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

DaleSmith

Posts:44

12/09/2007 7:01 AM	Alert
Mike, I use many layers in my work as I think you may also. I use liquin as a thinner and the layers dry anough to go over within a day.

mariart

Posts:55

12/10/2007 1:58 AM	Alert
Ok Mike, firstly ive only started using them this year, they provide a heat gun set to the right temperature to dry the oils, have a look at their website, Genesis oils, they are based in america. Apart from the first attempts at drying when I got too close and burnt the oil, which it bubbles and smokes, you get the feel for the right distance and you can actually see the paint dry if you look at an angle it only takes a few minutes. Once the layer is dry it is really stable and subsequent layers are no problem. I learnt oils in the traditional way, but i have problems with thinners and solvent based materials now, so I was pretty happy to discover I could use these products and combine them with the livos thinners. As to longevity, I wont know that for a few years, but I have confidence that the product will hold up well. You would have to find someone that has used them for a few years. and mike yes i have seen your website, i really like your work, thanks also for your comments.

mikec@pols

Posts:864

12/11/2007 1:48 PM	Alert
Thanks Maria, I appreciate your taking time to explain the process. I don't know if you've ever watched the biography of Leonardo da, Vinci but he had tried to dry the oils in one of his murals and had the paint running down the walls because he could not heat it evenly. I was kinda thinking this about these oils... Dale, thank you also! I do use liquin, but it even seems too slow at times...I guess I need to learn patience???!!!

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

mariart

Posts:55

12/12/2007 12:27 AM	Alert
Yeah I read that story, but these are a totally new material, once dry they are really permanent, I think you could paint them onto any surface and theyd stick. They call them oils, but I think they are a totally different chemical makeup.

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