tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post8295308820717965807..comments2023-10-20T06:14:52.781-04:00Comments on L.W.ROTH, ARTIST: A Heavy Handed Hannah Explores Etsy'sLinda Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-3668040715731602912012-02-04T09:04:53.315-05:002012-02-04T09:04:53.315-05:00Victor you are very very kind. This watercolor sma...Victor you are very very kind. This watercolor smacks of someone who leans toward acrylics and likes strong, solid coloration. I keep a spray bottle handy with acrylics, lots of toweling, and sponges. I started out painting with oils and do miss their blending, but they do dry so incredibly slow ans the solvent give me a horrible headache and dry my hands till they are rough and striated. BUT. The other day I found a new small set I must have bought in the last year. Now oils are compatible with acrylics as long as they are the top layer. So for controlled chiaroscuro sections perhaps they have a place in our studios. The solvent I bought is not turpentine--it's something odorless. I've yet to try it, but I thought this weekend.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-14163970806522749192012-02-04T08:56:54.716-05:002012-02-04T08:56:54.716-05:00Watercolor is your medium Jane. You, unlike me, ha...Watercolor is your medium Jane. You, unlike me, have a delicate touch. --Way back in the old fashioned days when my day was teaching me to drive, he kept telling me my foot was too heavy on the gas (I liked going fast). I can only think that a heavy footed person is also heavy handed. Acrylics are more my speed. They dry fast with out a hair blower, they've got good coverage and can be easily corrected. The depth of color is more satisfying to me who lived most my life nearsighted.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-1359379590743410412012-02-04T05:34:26.176-05:002012-02-04T05:34:26.176-05:00Hi Linda. I like it. It`s a powerful piece of work...Hi Linda. I like it. It`s a powerful piece of work and it strikes me strait away. I like sketching with Watercolour, but like you, my favourite medium is Acrylic. I also like Oils but with oils it takes for ever to dry for me. I have used allsorts of quick drying stuff with it but still no good. Griffin Alkyd is okay, but one has got to use Turps with it and thats not good for my Hands. So I stick with Acrylics. You need a spray bottle and a cover for your Acrylics. Mine can last for almost a week that way. But the completed painting dry`s in about fifteen minutes, brilliant.<br />All the best Linda.<br />Vic.Victor Erringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374323225965910201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-40793254198923917722012-02-03T17:13:56.425-05:002012-02-03T17:13:56.425-05:00Watercolor is my medium, and I never tried acrylic...Watercolor is my medium, and I never tried acrylics :-) Selling paintings on line is a lot of pre-preparation , I think...good luck with the research.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2153983949078742556.post-83372301130657455262012-02-03T17:11:43.307-05:002012-02-03T17:11:43.307-05:00My comment keeps crashing my screen, this is my th...My comment keeps crashing my screen, this is my third try. Anyway, was just going to say that pencil is my strongest suit too. I am not a good painter at all.agnesnoreply@blogger.com