For my birthday, I was gifted oil paints, and now I am taking my first steps in painting. As always, the first attempts are a mess, but I need to track the progress, so I’ll publish whatever comes out. Bought five canvases, have used four so far. Attached in chronological order. Winter cottage — first attempt (terrible, terrible), summer cottage — second (slightly less terrible), grapes — third (no longer terrible but still many mistakes), and here’s the tree — fourth (today’s). I still want to add to the tree, probably need to depict some horizon behind it. Or maybe not, better to create something new.
Folks, if anyone here paints with oil, let me know. I have questions but no one to ask. How do you clean your palette without messing up the sink? What to do if the black is shiny but you need a matte color? Basically, let me know whom I can torment with questions 🙂
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 