Hermes2020's latest activity

Welcome to our arty family, OldCodger.

White is a very slow drying color, and when you mix it with other colors it slows those drying times also. So I use W&N Underpainting...

Hermes, Liquin for glazing sure works well for you. Maybe I’ll see how far I can get with the oils alone and a medium won’t be...

As I've stated elsewhere, I use Liquin, but only for glazing. For other applications I use paint straight out of the tube, with no added...

Just having a quiet day. Moving a bit better with less pain meds. My little buddy hanging out with me. It’s been a weird combination of...

Our members have hit 600!! Whoda thunk it?!?

Thank you. It looks interesting and I will read it later when I have more time. It came at the right time, because I've been feeling the...

I think I never posted this still life flower painting painted this summer. It's an oil painting on canvas. Alla prima daily painting...

Both of these had abstract beginnings with no particular subject in mind but they revealed themselves as I worked on them. The specific...

I second that!

Good for you, John! I was drinking when I started painting in the 70's but back then I used oils. I'm sober but I never vowed I'd...

The fact that they are controlled drips/runs is even better! I've tried a few and I firmly believe it's better when they happen by...

Thanks Terri, glad you like it. I have to admit that those paint runs did not occur spontaneously! They were very much an artifice...

Thank you Donna. The little squares are just painted on, but not very smoothly, to give a worn look.

Thank you Arty.