Thanks for posting this. Usually oil is the appreciated substance for older work. It is especially amazing the archival value of this work considering the more permanent pigments were relatively recent and the binding of it in watercolor is far more delicate than that of oil.
Indeed it is, very messy but permanent stuff. I imagine watercolour on paper is a precarious thing to preserve for hundreds of years. Main problem with oils is darkened varnish I guess?
I’m trying to get into both. I imagine myself using oils outdoors so I don’t set fire to my house :0
Thanks for posting this. Usually oil is the appreciated substance for older work. It is especially amazing the archival value of this work considering the more permanent pigments were relatively recent and the binding of it in watercolor is far more delicate than that of oil.
Indeed it is, very messy but permanent stuff. I imagine watercolour on paper is a precarious thing to preserve for hundreds of years. Main problem with oils is darkened varnish I guess?
I’m trying to get into both. I imagine myself using oils outdoors so I don’t set fire to my house :0