Re: Oil vs water color

In Reply to: Re: Oil vs water color posted by Les on 08/13/00 at 8:41 AM:

Now Les...

JS Sargent, Winslow Homer, John Marin, Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper hardly fall into that first category. Granted, there are a lot of "Tea and Crumpet Society" practitioners also here in the US, probably because of WC's perceived "ease of handling" (ha!) over messy, smelly oils, but you cant blame the medium for that. (and hey, more power to anyone picking up a brush-pencil-pen and going at it). I'll agree that oil is considered by the masses to be a more "serious" medium, but they've been known to be wrong before. WC can be as much a forceful medium as it can be a delicate one.

One of the most vital steps in developing into a serious artist is to disregard all preconceptions and expectations for medium, working methods and subject matter. I dont think there's any great work of art in history where someone didnt shriek to the creator "Why in the world are you (using)(painting)(doing) THAT? Thats not how its done!"


: : How to tell if a painting is an Oil or water color or anything else?
: : The difference between the two? Well, lets see; Find out who painted it. If it's some derranged dithering old lady who subjects are predominantly botanical - the betting is; it's watercolour (watercolor for those in the US). If it was painted by a serious artist it will probably be an oil!
: Light fuse and retreat.........
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