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To: grannie9

Switch to Acrylic paints. No ventilation needed, soap and water cleanup, and most of the paints are so non-toxic they're edible.

When I began painting back in the Industrial Age, I soon found a strong intolerate to being near turps and quickly had to switch to acrylics. I prefer them now and, trust me, more and more artists are discovering what a lifetime of living next to turps can do, the more switch over.

And if you get really daring, you can use acrylics as water colors.


4,772 posted on 03/08/2007 3:10:51 PM PST by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Lady Jag

Yes..I did do some acrylic work, but I missed the smooooching of the oils.

It's an entirely new way to paint and I never really got into it. I should take lessons in my retirement, but I have so much I do now..can I fit any more in????

You would cry if you could see the new tubes of paint that have gone old on me. What a sin..

Watercolor is theeee hardest to get the hang of. I love it, but it doesn't love me. My friend here that just died was a terrific watercolor artist. She also had a kiln and made her own hand-painted tiles. She did take lessons for years tho.


4,777 posted on 03/08/2007 3:21:35 PM PST by grannie9 (Between slobs, dogs, and Englishmen, I'm always in hot water.)
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To: Lady Jag
"and most of the paints are so non-toxic they're edible. "

Do you make a habit of eating your paint? I guess I never realized that this was a big consideration.

4,795 posted on 03/08/2007 5:47:06 PM PST by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile!)
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