Re: cracking 576 by Art Vandalay on 05/24/01 at 11:22 AM
Re: cracking

In Reply to: cracking posted by bern on 05/24/01 at 11:01 AM:

: The oil paintings of a boyfriend of mine, who is a prominent maritime artist, are starting to crack after only 1 or 2 hours. In some cases the cracking is quite severe. This is naturally a distressing situation since his works sell for as much as $25. He paints on peices of wood which has been primed with several coats of tar. His medium consists of turp with 20% or so vegetable oil. To this he adds a drop or so of butter. He also adds a drop of paint thinner to the titanium white and ultramarine. Does anybody have any thoughts as to why his paintings suck? It would be nice to find the cause since many painters are moving away from me. He seems to think it's the butter. I'm wondering if it may be the tar. Any thoughts would be appreciated.




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The oil paintings of a boyfriend of mine, who is a prominent maritime artist, are starting to crack after only 1 or 2 hours. In some cases the cracking is quite severe. This is naturally a distressing situation since his works sell for as much as $25. He paints on peices of wood which has been primed with several coats of tar. His medium consists of turp with 20% or so vegetable oil. To this he adds a drop or so of butter. He also adds a drop of paint thinner to the titanium white and ultramarine. Does anybody have any thoughts as to why his paintings suck? It would be nice to find the cause since many painters are moving away from me. He seems to think it's the butter. I'm wondering if it may be the tar. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 
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