"Paint What You Love"

"Paint What You Love"
"Paint What You Love", by R.J. Ball, Pastel on velour

Aug 31, 2019

"An Admiral's Lunch"

"An Admiral's Lunch", Oil on canvas, 16"x16"



My first oil painting.  I have been wanting to pursue learning oil painting and dabbled in it now and then, but kept going back to the pastels.  However, last spring I bit the bullet and got my Genesis oil paints out of my archive supplies.  "They" always say it helps the creative process to learn a new medium.  Wow!!!  What a difference between oils and pastels.  So far it has taught me patience(drying time).  Genesis oils have a different drying technique--but that will have to be another blog.  Anyhow, below is some w.i.p. pics.  Right now I am planning on doing a series of my butterflies on the 16"x16" wrap-around canvas, so check back once in awhile.

Enjoy, and thank you for reading this.

 ref. photo--the butterfly was on my husband's truck.