At today’s meeting Loretta, Carrie, Tim, Jerry, Stephanie, Steve,
Vicki, John (new), Joanne, Jim, Jeanie, Lisa, Diane, Carol, Mike, Tedd, Eunice,
Jeanne, Dawn (new), Suzanne, Kristina, Kay, Dottie, and me Celeste..
Today’s suggested table topic: Paint Brands…. Tell us your favorite (and if
you want, your least favorite) and the reasons why.
Celeste: I like Gamblin paint and Utrecht paint. My least favorite brand is Winsor Newton
Winton brand…it’s just too thin! I brought in a painting that I was going to
destroy but I wound up keeping it because I love the red in the dress. This
color was achieved with Rembrandt Cad red light. Recently I listened to a Quang
Ho dvd and he reminded me that it is the job of the artist experiment. I also
brought in an “experiment”.
Loretta: When I started paining I started with Winsor Newton…
but I would like to try old Holland. I agree that I do not like Winton.
Carrie: I am a watercolorist. I like Holbein and Schmincke.
Both of these brands have honey in them. You have to be careful plein air
painting with these brands ….because using them outdoors attracts bees. (Laughter)!
Tim: I like Gamblin. I have also tried the 1980 brand by
again Gamblin. I like it. It is surprising good. I brought in a recent
painting.
Jerry: I paint with oil and watercolor. I like Gamblin. I
especially like the 1980 raw umber for sketching. I like Winsor Newton for
watercolor …but I also like Daniel Smith. There is one called Luminescent that
is too glitzy for my taste but I like the regular mineral version. I brought two
paintings that I did from a couple weeks ago. I took Scott Gellatly’s workshop and
the paint was free! I came away with a really nice new color called nickel titanate
yellow. I am showing two paintings.
Stephanie: I use Gamblin and M Graham paints. The Graham
paints use walnut oil as their binder. I really don't see a lot of difference
between these two. I got 1980 and I got the Thalo-- I just love Thalo! I tried three colors and I did some charts to
see how they look with white, etc. The pallet knife is a lot of fun. I brought
in three recent paintings.
Steve: I often times do charcoal studies. I buy medium
hardness vine charcoal. What I do is buy two or three different kinds because
they will not be the same. In watercolor I like Holbein and Daniel Smith and da
Vinci. The main differences are the granulation quality. The cheaper brands blends
more smoothly. I like to challenge myself. I took this very complicated scene
and broke it down into a foreground, middle ground and background. Planning it
and thinking about it in this way helps a lot.
Dawn (new, Welcome, Dawn)! I use acrylics. I love Golden
acrylics and I like the neon! I like to work in different layers and I will sand
things back and use sandpaper just like a paintbrush. I am showing three
paintings.
Dottie: I don’t like Graham paint.. I like Gamblin. In
pastel I like Sennelier and Terry Ludwig. I brought in a recent painting.
Jeanne: When I first started out I did use student grade
paints. I was told (by someone I respect)…no no…do NOT use cheap paint! (Laughter)!
I don't want to paint with lead paint. I have been working on the secondary pallette.
This is purple orange and green. I brought in a painting that I did in my
class.
Vicki: I like Utrecht. I have used Classic oil and Golden
also. Golden acrylics has a great newsletter. I like to look at different
brands and compare them. I brought in a comparison chart to show to you. All of
the companies offer many of the same
colors but they look way different from each other. You have to really look at that. I brought in a color swatch to show you what I
mean. I brought in a painting that I did over another. I try for a good
abstract composition with the underpainting.
John (new welcome, John)! I started in watercolor and colored
pencils. I am showing three things that I have painted. My wife really loves the
cow (Laughter)! I had these printed at Pearl Printing. I am happy to meet you
all.
Joanne: I don't have a favorite brand of paint. I have tried Michael Harding paint. I use Winsor Newton primarily. I do
like Rembrandt Kings Blue and Old Hollands transparent red oxide. I liked
painting so much with egg yolk and oil that I almost thought to offer it in a
workshop. It is so beautiful.
Walnut Alkyd it is nice for outdoors. I did this painting adding
two “special” colors. I did it on the Centurion surface. My favorite surface is oil primed canvas.
Jim: Ken Auster swore by Classic oil. I liked how they sold
their white in a great big caulking gun! I really loved using that. But Classic
oil has gotten too expensive! I went to Blick and shopped around and Blick was
half of what Jerry’s was when I bought a recent order of Gamblin. I don’t use a
lot of colors. I like a limited palette. I learned from Jennifer Diehl how to
make a beautiful Alizarin Crimson. She introduced me to Quinacridone Magenta and Burnt Sienna. Together they make a
beautiful Alizarin Crimson-like color. I have been working on paintings from my
trip to Italy. I am showing two. I have also been participating in the five
paintings challenge on Facebook. .
Charlie: I will pass today :)
Jeanie: I like Gamblin. I like certain colors from
Williamsburg. I do not like Grumbacher. I brought in a painting that fit our topic last week (“revisiting a painting”.
I painted a painting over…and made it
more red.
Lisa: I really like Gamblin. I like the buttery consistency
of it. You don’t have to fight it. I do not like Grumbacher. I do like Old
Holland Naples yellow for flesh colors.
Diane: I used Grumbacher as a student. It was really good
for that painting that I was commissioned to do on black velvet. (Laughter)!
For 6 months I did watercolor and colored pencil and a lot of drawing. I couldn’t work in oil during that time… but I have come back now and I have been going
to Joanne Mehl’s figure sessions and the Brush and Palette studio. I brought in
a recent painting that I wasn’t able to complete at the studio, but I finished
it at home. I am satisfied with it especially because we weren’t allowed to photograph
the model for reference. My goal anyway is to work from life exclusively, not
photo reference. I was using Winsor Newton water soluble, but now I have gone
back to regular oil.
Carol: I just took Brenda Boylan's pastel class. I really
loved it and I recommend it if anyone is interested in pastel. She makes the
class so much fun-- there were excellent exercises and I am showing one of the
projects I did in the class. I paint in Holbein Duo (water soluable).
Mike: The oil people certainly talk a lot about paint!
Watercolorists can't help but talk about paper, paint and brushes. And we go on a
quest to get just the right “thing” to make us into good painters! But Steve
Kleier is here and he has been one of my teachers --- he has told us “if you
want to learn about painting, you must
paint”! So in other words maybe we should stop buying supplies and just use a
few things and concentrate on painting mostly. For paper I like Saunders
Waterford paper. I like cheap Joe’s da Vinci paint. I have been moving toward
Daniel Smith. I have also been buying American Journey watercolors. I like the Rosemary
brushes but you know…… “I have a brush problem”! (Laughter)!
Tedd: I like Gamblin and Rembrandt. (It’s hard to follow
this guy ….Mike Porter) (laughter!)
Eunice: I like Utrecht
and Gamblin paint. I wondered, Jim if you were aware that Ken Auster did pass
away recently? (Short discussion followed about Ken Auster’s brilliant use of
old brushes, he would not clean them but painted gorgeous paintings anyway).
Za: I do think that we get obsessed about mediums and I
could liken it to going on diets. Because, you know, certain “plans” will work
for different people. There is Atkins there is Jenny Craig there are always
ways to go on a diet-- these discussions are a little bit like that. There are just
different things that work for different people. You should never forget to
experiment. That is how I found out that water soluable is for me. I stuck with
it through a period of discontent…I stuck with it because I just made up my
mind to give it a fair test. I did like Classic…. but I do like the paint to “grip”. I use Winsor Newton water-soluble exclusively. I’ve tried all
the water soluble and I acknowledge that water-soluble will not be as bright as
other paints. It is an concession that I make and agree to.. I mix my paints I
never use paint straight out of the tube. Here is a figure painting I did with
only Yellow ochre, Paynes gray, Cad red
and white. I have liked going to the Brush and Palette on Fridays. I am showing
you another painting and you can see how I have used thick and thin here.
Suzanne: No one has talked about a brand-name Shiva. I took
a workshop a long time ago with a man named Gish. He was the man who introduced
me to Shiva paint. Over the years Shiva has gone from being great to being bad
and (in my opinion) back to great again. You can still find it and I really like
it. I brought in a painting that I did for the “something in red” show at OSA. it
is not quite finished.
Kristina: I am not brand loyal. I am using water soluble oil
and I will change around. Weber is inexpensive --the Windsor Newton yellows are
not powerful at all. I will experiment with all sorts of different brands. I
brought in a Nocturne painting.
Kay: I have every brand of paint known to man ---but I don't
have any Shiva! (Laughter)! I like the stroke to show. I am trying not to blend.
I am trying not to have things be too smooth. I am migrating to Old Holland.
That is my favorite paint. I understand that Fechin purposefully put out his
paints and let all the oil be absorbed by cardboard----this is because he
wanted that dry look! I am taking Eduardo Fernandez’ portrait class. He is such
a great teacher. He talks about getting the gesture and getting the massing
done. I am trying to do massing….instead of drawing in a linear way. I think
the worst paint is Georgian. It is very economical but totally not worth it.
Announcements:
First Thursday
(tonight) Gallery 114 Phil Sylvester:
First Friday 2/5/16 Art on the Boulevard with Mike Rangner
Joanne Kollman is starting a new life open paintings session
at the Troy building. She has not determined for sure if it will be Fridays or
Saturdays. She will start this week and the options are Friday from 6 to 9 and/or
Saturday 12 to 3. The sessions are $15.
The Troy building will also offer space for rent for
workshops and it is $25 per hour.
Contact Joanne to make reservations and/or ask questions: joradart@comcast.net.
Za is giving a workshop (that will be at the Troy Building). It is "the figure in the environment". Feb 27 and 28 ---, 10-5pm Contact Za studios@mac.com
Steve Kleier has a two day workshop at Sequoia this weekend.
It is all about perspective. If you are needing some depth in your work this is
what you should do!
This weekend from 9
to 4 each day.
Steve is also teaching at OSA:
Joanne Kollman has a still life workshop one day workshop on
Sunday (2/7/16) from 12 to 3. You will
be home in time for the Super Bowl if you take this workshop (laughter)!
joradart@comcast.net
Congratulations to Dotty Hawthorne on her winning painting
in the Bold Brush contest:
Susan Kuznitsky has a new class starting May March 9
at OSA it will be limited to eight people. Contact her to learn more: susankuznitsky@gmail.com http://susankuznitsky.com
There will be a fundraiser for Ward Stroud on February
19 at the Trails End saloon. Ward will be playing! Let’s all turn out to
support Ward.
Jennifer Diehl workshops: The design class
at the brush and pallet beginning February 12-14 and February 26-28. She will
be teaching a crash course much like a college course. It is intensified
information that is presented in two weekends. To officially reserve your spot
please email Jennifer and send payment. She has another workshop in North
Carolina September 23 and 26th. http://www.jenniferdiehl.com/workshops.html
jdiehlart@yahoo.com
Thomas Kitts new website ask an art artist.com is
live! http://www.askanartist.com
Link to today's Thursday Drawing Club: https://picasaweb.google.com/103423620849168017992/TheThursdayDrawingClubFebruary42016?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Thanks to all for coming today and sharing your ideas and paintings. Next Meeting, Thursday, Feb 11, suggested table topic: The artist "ego"...can you provide examples of times when the artist ego was a negative thing and also examples of when it was a positive thing? (This can be about you or about observations you've made about others).
Link to today's Thursday Drawing Club: https://picasaweb.google.com/103423620849168017992/TheThursdayDrawingClubFebruary42016?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Thanks to all for coming today and sharing your ideas and paintings. Next Meeting, Thursday, Feb 11, suggested table topic: The artist "ego"...can you provide examples of times when the artist ego was a negative thing and also examples of when it was a positive thing? (This can be about you or about observations you've made about others).
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