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LiberalLoner

(10,870 posts) Fri Mar 28, 2025, 03:35 PM Mar 28

Finished this oil painting today. Still trying to learn oil painting. Might take a few decades 🤣 [View all]

Thank you to anyone who looks. 💙💙💙
It looks a bit better in person, I never seem to figure out how to photograph my art work so it looks just like real life.

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Finished this oil painting today. Still trying to learn oil painting. Might take a few decades 🤣 [View all] LiberalLoner Mar 28 OP

I like it. Basso8vb Mar 28 #1

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #23

Very nice. I think not making 'mud' is harder with oils. But I haven't painted in years. sinkingfeeling Mar 28 #2

Thank you so much! 💙. I've had to work on not overblending, that is one of my big mistakes. LiberalLoner Mar 28 #24

Looks good to me !!!! Karadeniz Mar 28 #3

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #25

Nice! I like it! Diamond_Dog Mar 28 #4

Thank you so much! 💙. It's hard with just an iPhone or iPad. I think professional artists LiberalLoner Mar 28 #26

Really pretty! StarryNite Mar 28 #5

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #27

A suggestion from an old pro... GiqueCee Mar 28 #6

Thank you so much! 💙. That's very helpful, I see what you mean, I should have made the top part of the mountain LiberalLoner Mar 28 #28

Softening the edges in the background will also help make the space recede. femmedem Mar 29 #54

Thank you so much, that's excellent advice! 💙💙💙. Sometimes I forget all the little things in the heat of painting, LiberalLoner Mar 29 #60

One of the nice things about oils... GiqueCee Mar 29 #57

Watercolor doesn't require as many additives, it's true, and is spontaneous, LiberalLoner Mar 30 #67

Nice! Evolve Dammit Mar 28 #7

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #29

Very nice. Better than I was ever able to do. Joinfortmill Mar 28 #8

Thank you so much! 💙. I'll bet you are a lot better than you give yourself credit for! LiberalLoner Mar 28 #31

shades of cezanne et tu Mar 28 #9

I thought Cezanne also. erronis Mar 28 #13

Thank you so much! 💙. I am blushing! LiberalLoner Mar 28 #33

Thank you very much! 💙. You are so so kind! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #32

Really nice! bif Mar 28 #10

Thank you so much! 💙.... LiberalLoner Mar 28 #34

Love the landscape painting ! lucca18 Mar 28 #11

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #38

Really LOVELY, LiberalLoner! calimary Mar 28 #12

Thank you so much! 💙. I would have flunked out of art school if I had tried to go! LiberalLoner Mar 29 #39

Not if you'd been in UC Irvine's art department. calimary Mar 30 #64

OMG that is such an awesome story, thank you for sharing it! I was laughing so hard! I'm glad LiberalLoner Mar 30 #65

Let you in on a little secret. calimary Mar 30 #69

Oh, that is lovely PatSeg Mar 28 #14

Thank you so much! 💙. As long as I don't expect too much as far as results go, it's enjoyable. I just LiberalLoner Mar 29 #40

Oh yes, that is good to remember PatSeg Mar 30 #68

I like it. LoisB Mar 28 #15

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #41

Reminds me of Irish landscapes KT2000 Mar 28 #16

Thank you so much! 💙. I will have to look up Irish landscapes now! LiberalLoner Mar 29 #42

Nice! Permanut Mar 28 #17

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #43

Nice IbogaProject Mar 28 #18

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #44

You are mastering the shades ..................between light and dark..........keep up the good work............ turbinetree Mar 28 #19

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #45

Your Welcome That is the key for every artist to master the shades . When you start using a smaller brush you will see turbinetree Mar 29 #63

That's true, they say if you get the values exactly right, you can use any colors you want.... LiberalLoner Mar 30 #66

your welcome enjoy painting you are very good............. turbinetree Monday #70

Nice job Nululu Mar 28 #20

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #46

you're coming along just fine. The painting is well composed, the brushword, particularly in ... marble falls Mar 28 #21

Thank you so much! 💙. Yeah, I need to put in those hours of practice...depth is something I struggle with, LiberalLoner Mar 29 #47

You got the concept, you just need to refine your stokes, I'm 74. I'm still working on my hand ... marble falls Mar 29 #56

Thank you so much for encouraging me and being so kind! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #59

beter than what i can do. AllaN01Bear Mar 28 #22

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #48

Beautiful! SheltieLover Mar 28 #30

Thank you so much! 💙. I do find oil paints and acrylic paints to be very forgiving. LiberalLoner Mar 29 #49

Imo, oil is much more forgiving as it literally never dries. SheltieLover Mar 29 #58

Very nice, I really like the colors. Ocelot II Mar 28 #35

Thank you so much! 💙. Yeah the shine is a problem, I try to photograph at an angle, from above...your LiberalLoner Mar 29 #50

I like that, a lot. Think. Again. Mar 28 #36

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #51

I like it - it has a really nice feeling to it electron_blue Mar 28 #37

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #52

I think that is lovely. madaboutharry Mar 29 #53

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #61

Beautiful! mwmisses4289 Mar 29 #55

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #62

Very beautiful Beringia Monday #71

Thank you so much! 💙 LiberalLoner Monday #72