A Young Lady

[Chris Saper]

that familiar oil paint aroma, which I have grown so accustomed to over the years.

I know just what you mean, Henry.

I love the smell of solvent in the morning. (Oops wrong movie)

[Richard Monro]

Henry,
Nicely done. I really like your acrylics as well. Because of allergies to solvents and oil paint binders I can only work in acrylic paints. Love the oils but they don't love me.

Anyway, I found I could increase open time on acrylics by having my piezo electric humidifier wafting over the canvas, spraying the back of the canvas periodically with a mister and mixing my paints with Golden's Acrylic Glazing medium (up to 50%). Hope that helps you with the blending in acrylics.

[Henry Wienhold]

Thank you Richard, I like the idea of spraying the back of the canvas with water when working with acrylic paint, excellent idea, that method never occurred to me. Goldens Acrylic glazing medium, I would be lost without it.