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June 24, 2005
working the picture
The fifth oiling
You get it first time, but it’s shallow. Then you go again, another sitting, and you lose it. So you have to go again, and again, you have to fight for it.
You fight and fight to get it back. It's a hard fought battle, but when eventually you get it back, it has depth. A history, a story, a struggle.
Of course, sometimes you lose the battle, you don’t get it back, and it’s all opaque white primer from then on in. Such are the risks in this Oil Painting Industry.
Posted by john at June 24, 2005 08:48 AM
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