Today I went out to paint in the snow... of course I did!
I mostly won the battle against the cold but my toes were really in some pain at the end. I was ok by the time I got out of the park but I need to find another heat source in my boots.
Oil paint gets really, really stiff in the snow. Usually I just use more solvent but today I tried Chelsea Classical Studio lean medium.
They have been around for a while but I never tried their products until today.
They make everything with lavender spike oil... the old bottle of spike oil I have (not CCS) smells really strongly of camphor and I never use it. The CCS stuff actually does smell better. Everyone says "oh it smells like lavender" -which is my favorite scent- but lavender spike oil is different than aromatherapy lavender.
Anyhow, the CCS stuff actually does smell pretty good. It's a little camphor-ey but also a little lavender-ey. Plus it is nontoxic so that's good.
It is VERY expensive though- I paid $16 for 2 oz.
But a tiny bit- literally drops- goes a very long way. So this bottle should last a while and it is WONDERFUL for subzero oil painting.
8x10 oil
I am not surprised your toes were about frost bitten with those temperatures. Brrrrrrr
ReplyDeleteYou are a dedicated artist.