by Bob Pennycook | Sep 13, 2015 | Art, Landscapes, Oil painting, Paintings
Some days you can be bang on; other days you miss the mark completely. This is a 20″ x 16″ oil. Below is how I started. I painted a background then started applying poppy shapes with no indication of scale or even composition. I wasn’t happy. So I... by Bob Pennycook | Aug 18, 2015 | Art, Art techniques, Landscapes, Oil painting, Paintings, Videos
My studio is small. Chemical smells can fill the air quickly. I can ventilate for acrylic fumes, but scents from oils and their related thinners take control of my studio environment. So when I paint with oils, I paint outdoors, or almost outdoors. On pleasant days,... 