ABOUT OIL PAINTING

Oil painting uses oil-based paints that are slow drying. The particles of pigments in oil paints are suspended in a drying-agent oil as the binder. The most common types of oil used in oil paints are linseed oil, walnut oil, poppy seed oil, and safflower oil. The choice of oil used in paint impacts the properties of the color. Different oil paints may result in more yellowing or may affect drying time. This is why Sally Jacobs' choice in a drying-agent oil is linseed oil. Linseed oil produces the highest grade color and prevents yellowing over time. Sally uses only the finest oil paints such as Gamblin and Williamsburg handmade oil colors. 

In many of Sally Jacobs' oil paintings, she will use the Impasto technique. The Impasto Technique is a layering of paint to create a thick surface, where the paint strokes from the paint brush or palette knife is visible. Reproduction prints of oil paintings will highlight this impasto technique. Thick built up areas of paint will be visible in the print reflecting the true characteristics of the original oil painting. 

Oil paintings can be translucent, bold, atmospheric, earthy, and dynamic. The technique of oil painting has a long history in the classics and is used in modern work as well.

 

 

"Phoenix" Oil on Canvas, Reproductions on Paper or Canvas