Comments on: Carry-on only + Painting: Option One

By: all day painter

all day painter — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:29:19 +0000

Also, just about anywhere you go there’s soap. And regular hand soap works well on oil paint. Turpentine isn’t needed because soap works just as well. So some soap and water cleans your brushes beautifully. I’ve been painting for a few years now and since I started in school doing three four huge paintings a week I still use the same brushes i started with always oil and they’re still as new. Plus, it’s cheap and handy.

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Day 68 « Jolie Guillebeau: Paintings & Musings — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:12:04 +0000

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Carry On Only + Painting: Option Two « — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:33:58 +0000

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By: jolieguillebeau

jolieguillebeau — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:53:07 +0000

Jeane, I do and it works beautifully. The alcohol in the wipes breaks down the oil, and the lotions help condition the bristles. Another option that works really well is Safflower Oil– other artists I know swear by it when they travel. They use it to replace mineral spirits completely both as a brush cleaner and as a medium for painting. It cleans brushes really well, too.

By: Jeane Vogel

Jeane Vogel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:25:23 +0000

Great tips. I can use babywipes to clean my oil brushes? Oil’s not my primary medium but I love it and can never get my brushes clean.

Thanks.

By: jolieguillebeau

jolieguillebeau — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:18:03 +0000

Mel, what if I did a post on my whole packing process? Would that help?

Of course, you have Dharma– so you have a good excuse for needing lots of stuff. I don’t know if I could pack this light with kids.

By: memyselfandotherthings

memyselfandotherthings — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:39:35 +0000

Ok, here’s the deal, the next time I have to pack a suitcase I am going to call you… I have never ever managed to just have a carry-on. EVER.

Mel (the worst suitcase packer in the world. Ok, universe)