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Bot oil painting 1by ~ChristopherStevens

Traditional Art / Paintings / Illustration / Conceptual

My first oil painting. My first thought when I started to push the paint around was...goodbye, acrylics. I was immediately smitten. There's an almost magical quality to oils. The whole time I worked on this piece, I must've said "wow" a dozen times as I watched the paint blend and flow in cool and unexpected ways.

My only regret is that I didn't start oil painting sooner. That's ok though. I probably wouldn't have appreciated the medium years before. The time is right I guess. I'm truly enjoying the discovering process with this medium. I'm sure now that this will be a great love/hate relationship for the rest of my life because I can't wait to work on my next piece (which I am right now)

As for the piece itself, it's not really important. I didn't even conceive of anything before starting it. I just started slapping paint down to see how it worked. I ended up with a very similar bot piece to my first acrylic painting ironically. Once I decided on a bot painting I thought it'd be interesting to do a similar color scheme and everything to see the differences between the mediums. There's a TON of differences. Not sure they'll be obvious to people seeing the scan or not, but it's very apparent in person.

I did this on a small gesso board. Really awesome but expensive surface to paint on. It's basically a gesso treated slab of masonite. The subtle texture is readily apparent in the scan.

So yeah, I'll be sticking to oils from now on I think and I look forward to sharing my progress as I go. Everyone has been extremely encouraging and generous with responses to my other painting endeavors. I very much appreciate it. It really does help me go forward.

Oils on gesso board

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~mechaniac Oct 6, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

great work!
I love what you do with the markers. always so clean and crisp.
But this piece, while still smooht and consistent in shading and color, has got those little strokes and bumps whichs makes it even more lovely!

so go on with oils! cant wait to see more!

~ChristopherStevens Oct 8, 2012

Thanks! I will definitely keep going

~jbyrd117 Jul 30, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

and yet you still have those awesome shadows and edges that I like!

~JASONEDEN Jul 27, 2012

i love the mood…

~ChristopherStevens Jul 28, 2012

Thanks, Jason.

~JASONEDEN Jul 28, 2012

Im just about done with your painting…..but you rock with the brush…

~ChristopherStevens Jul 30, 2012

Wow! That's sweet. I can't wait to see it! Just to ask, do you have a preference for yours? Oils or markers?

~JASONEDEN Jul 30, 2012

Oils might be cool , if you don't mind, i like the oils you've been doing and the idea of "The Goon" as a oil does sound cool,,,I'm looking forward to seeing what you do…Thx Chris…

~ChristopherStevens Aug 3, 2012

Sweet. I do think that The Goon is a perfect subject for oils, but I'll let my mood decide since you're good with either.

~JASONEDEN Aug 3, 2012

It's your call Chris , i know ether one will be great….i know that for a fact,,,lol

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