Art and Traveling - part III
Friday, November 20, 2015
Being an artist I´m always pushing myself, exploring new techniques and materials, learning all along the way. Sometimes it is tough leaving the comfort zone and setting new goals.Well, I believe it is not the destination but the journey that counts and I´m having a blast on mine!
On the previous post I mentioned my first contact with Cobra Oils Solvent Free, the water miscible oils from Talens(you can read it here).
Arches Huile
Another material I had the opportunity to test was Arches Huile. This paper was specifically designed for oil painting and I specially liked the texture that keeps the look of Arches watercolor papers. It is archival , high quality, 100% rag, 300 gsm manufactured with a barrier that absorbs water or solvents evenly. It is very practical as it is available in A3, A4 pads and in rolls that are easy to cut in different sizes
In Paris I combined the water miscible oils (Cobra) with Arches Huile. I loved their practicality for traveling; just attach the paper temporally to a solid support like a foam board and you are ready to paint immediately. The only attention one must have is mounting it afterwards on an equally archival support before framing.
This paper is a bit more absorbent than the support I use to prepare for my paintings, that calls for a different approach, maybe more impasto than thin areas...Well I´ll continue exploring plein air painting on this surface and in the studio as well to test its versatility.
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| Sandra Nunes painting from the porch Canal San Martin, Paris |
I started this oil sketch at the end of a rainy afternoon from the porch. Paris rooftops always attracted my attention and they were specially beautiful under an ever changing grey sky. I just wanted to capture the atmosphere with quick and synthetic brushstrokes only suggesting rather than rendering the rooftops architecture. At this point I called it done and stopped to watch the gift of a wonderful sunset in Paris!
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| Paris Rooftops -Sunset quick sketch Sandra Nunes Cobra Oils solvent free on Arches Huile |
Read from the beginning Art and Traveling 1
Posted bySandra Nunes at 1:43 PM
Labels: arches huile, cobra watermiscible paint, les toits de paris, ois sketch, painting on paper, Paris painting, paris painting impressionism, Paris rooftops, plein air painting, Sandra Nunes
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