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Frustrated by lack of time to paint, I had one hour in my studio. I mixed colours previously chosen and worked quickly , no time for deliberation! I decided to leave it and hopefully start another soon. It is oil on linen which is a surface new to me and I really like it. 18” x14”

Frustrated by lack of time to paint, I had one hour in my studio. I mixed colours previously chosen and worked quickly , no time for deliberation! I decided to leave it and hopefully start another soon. It is oil on linen which is a surface new to me and I really like it. 18” x14”

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July 28, 2025

3 Comments

  1. ELIZABETH MURRAY

    Your comment thank you Louise and Karen. Some recent canvases I bought were really absorbent and the paint seemed to go dull over time a short time. They were Windsor and Newton and I had added additional primer. I had never had this problem before. Perhaps canvases vary in absorbency. I find the linen surface easier to work on , more free flow.

  2. Karen Gunn

    I love this one too….fab colours, marks, light…everything works really well. It is quite something when it all happens so fast. I love Louise’s comment about relinquishing control! How different is linen to work on? What do you find better about it compared to cotton canvas surface?

  3. Louise Balaam

    This is really nice Elizabeth- a really good example of what unexpected things can happen when you work quickly and relinquish control! Very useful to find out that you like working on linen too

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