Exactly, that's the trick - but then you take the work apart once you've painting spontaneously for a while. That's when it helps to know a bit about composition.
I love improvisational processes and color so I looking forward to watch this and by the way I don’t like the smell of turpentine either - I must try oil and cold wax 🙂🌺♥️
I absolutely love your way of teaching, showing us your process is so amazing and so helpful. i have been painting with cold wax and oil for about a year now, living in a very remote part of Cape Breton Island...so not much in the way of connection with other artists...thank god for artists like you who take the time and energy to show us how you create. your images are so beautiful and i look forward to seeing the next part of this series. thank you again for being so generous. cheers, Linda
i just found your channel/video and you're definitely a new role model. i love your attitude towards things. additionally, this is the absolute best painting demo ive ever seen and ive combed through youtube pretty aggressively. I've been using acrylics for a few years and im just now trying oils. the learning curve cannot be understated. but its freaking fun, its a whole new world!
I have just discovered your videos and love your approach to find your composition. I’m sorta new to oil, and have cold wax but never used it as you have. I’m excited to try your methods. Thank you for inspiration!
I can see how it is helpful to rotate your substrate. Such a unique idea I have not seen this done before. So glad I saw this it’s seems freeing and insightful. The gold is fantastic, is that gold a Williamsburg oil. Thank you, love your teaching approach / strategy! 🙏🏽
Wow, thank you! Really appreciate that feedback. Stay tuned for my new website where it'll be easy to see what work I have to sell and what classes I'm teaching depending on your interest !
Just rematches for a second time and really love your process and your way of expressing yourself as you teach. It’s very much like what I go thru but you are way braver then me. I stop too soon and know that is a self doubt and trust thing.
You are so generous teacher! I don't understand good English but really worth stop the video and read the subtitles when I don't understand you. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for this! Having had a 40 year hiatus from painting (think career, family, etc.) I've been drawn to do Something but had wondered if I have the chops anymore to paint again. Now I am so inspired as a result of your demo here. I so appreciate your willingness to be authentic and vulnerable in your process. What a relief! Looking forward to the next one!
Hi Robin, 40 years is A LONG hiatus. I'm sooooo happy to know my videos have inspired you. I've seen this happen in my workshops too. Painters who haven't worked in decades suddenly are able to reignite the fire. Makes my heart sing. Glad to know you like the "in-process, who knows where this is going" content. It's all about being ok with not knowing how things will turn out, and little by little gaining confidence that you can figure it out, no matter what stage of mess it gets into, as you move through it. And if you can't figure it out...drop it and move on. As one of my teachers said: "it's not the last supper" !
I'm glad you started this UA-cam channel, even if it was by accident, lol! My experience was only in acrylic until about a year ago, but I'm trying to learn to work with oil and cold wax. Like a lot of others have mentioned, I love your style and that you show us your work process and thought process as you go along. I have watched all of your videos at least twice, and I hope there will be many more!
I love that Bonnie. That's the type of feedback that has me ready to turn the camera on in the studio whenever I can. Glad you're enjoying them. Good luck getting started with oil and cold wax. It's a very fun medium to work with. If it gets too waxy, use thinner layers. That's often the beginner's mistake with it.
Loving your work and instruction style. And the way you share your emotional attachment (or otherwise!) is so great. I’m wondering, are the R&F pigment sticks you are using the opaque type or R&F translucent pigment sticks? Thank you!
@@artistspace Thankyou for the quick response. Jackson’s, the online art supplier I use, has R&F opaque and translucent sticks for sale. Confusing! Again, thank you…
Great video! I really enjoyed hearing you talk thru your process. I just started researching this technique and now I am looking forward to trying this. Thank you so much!
Glad it's been helpful. Am also teaching on online class about it. The current one is full, but if you're interested, will be running it again next month. andreawedell.com/courses/
I’m loving how you work... the process and how you explain why you make certain decisions..! I’ve been using CWM for a year now and your work is very refreshing !!
I just found you 👏🏻 love your painting style and thought process! Your Rust color is fabulous, what mixture is it. I will be following your channel 👍🏻💯🙏🏼
Curious, is it possible to use brushes with cold wax medium? Like you, I prefer to not use a brayer. Thank you for this video, great instruction and insight on the medium! I also enjoy watching you through your process. :)
Hi MaryEllen, the pigment sticks are called R&F pigment sticks. There's some beeswax in them, but they give out very strong color. They take a long time to dry though. I can't remember which red I used. There are lots of reds in that painting. ALL reds are beautiful, Just choose one that makes your heart sing. You might want to consider taking a workshop with me. It helps to be guided, especially at the beginning. Am doing one here in Northern California on March 7 at the Petaluma Arts Center :) andreawedell.com/workshops/
Thanks so much for your video, such a pleasure to watch! For me it was very educational to see how you continue on even though you might have become attached to certain parts. That is a big problem for me, so watching your process was very encouraging. I so love how your painting ended up here in part two. Do you have some video about how it ended up being? I look forward to more videos, thanks so much... your paintings are beautiful! Vanessa
Hi Venessa, so glad this is helpful ! Yes, getting fixated on one piece of a painting will inevitably have you working around it, and it creates a lot of overthinking which shows up in the work. Sometimes it's good to hang onto a part of the painting you like, but often, at the beginning, I don't let myself do it. What you CAN do though, is remember it, and later on, excavate backwards to find it again. I just uploaded the latest installment video :) Enjoy
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thank you so much for your generous and valuable advise, I appreciate it very much! I will take heed and let go... I saw your latest video and was amazed at how thrilling an experience it was, to see how your painting evolved! Thanks so much, Vanessa
You mentioned in one of the videos but i can't find it again that you use a medium with the cold wax because the cw can slightly change the color? Or something to that effect.
Did you say you can paint cold wax and oil over an old acrylic painting? Do you need to gesso over the old work or can you just start using the cold wax. I work mostly in acrylic but I am drawn by the look of cold wax and oil and want to start. exploring exploring
What kind of nail or screw (length) are you using to hand boards on wall? They seem pretty sturdy, and I’m guessing the boards don’t have screw holes for hanging??
I totally understand. Acrylics have a plastic like feel and look if you're not careful. What I love most about oil and cold wax in the history element. You can access previous layers easily and for days with scraping and solvents. The only way to do that with acrylic is with sand paper and it doesn't always work
I've talked about it quite a bit in other comments, but usually overnight a thin layer will dry and you can keep working on next layers. It takes a few weeks or more depending on weather for all the layers to completely dry in my experience.
I’m relatively new at this....couple of questions, please. What type of paper are you using for your palette.; and I wondered if you would tell me the colors that you used. I had some difficulty hearing...... I really enjoyed your video presentation and look forward to more. Thanks....
Hi there, yes, ugh the audio is bad. I need to get a mic ! So the paper palette is something you can get at any art supply store. Just got to the nearest one and ask them, or google search paper palette for artists. Get the biggest one. I used burnt umber, italian pink, fanchon red and iridescent gold. I'll be posting more videos. Thanks for watching.
I have been painting with oil and cold wax for about three years. Watching your videos has totally inspired me. I have been trying to get certain effects of layering and translucence that I can't seem to do. But your work and teaching videos illustrates them beautifully. A few questions: How do you get the thin layers? When I apply paint from the brayer, I often get little peaks that I then have to smooth over with a bowl scraper. How do you layer thin layer upon tinning layer without forming a thick layer? Do you let layers dry in in-between a lot? How do you paint wet on wet and maintain thin layers? What ratio of paint to cold wax do you generally get? Does having more cold wax increase the translucence? I have registered for your October on line workshop. Can't wait to take it!
They won't work the same way, but they will work for line making. Try it and see how it goes. That's always my approach. Pigment sticks are expensive. So try what you've got first if you're on a budget and/or have too many supplies already
I've never painted like this previously, nor was aware of the processes involved, but it all looks awesome and I might have a go. Andrea, do you use much turpentine to wash back, or paint brushes very much either?
Hi Paul, I don't use turpentine AT ALL. It's super toxic. I used to use it and it would make me sick. I'd persevere like an idiot then lie around in bed nauseated. I use gamsol odorless mineral spirits sparingly. To clean brushes I drop them in safflower oil. And then use artist soap. No turps. You don't need them, I promise
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thanks so much for your kind reply. It's really helpful. I also wondered how long it takes for your paintings to dry. Having cold wax mixed with oil paints, ..does that slow down the drying time? I noticed that you went back to a piece to do more to it after some time. With your process, can the paint be mixed into again after a few months or would it have dried hard by then, please?
@@PaulGillard-English-Artist Hi Paul, the short answer is drying time depends on the weather. Paint dries fastest with a combination of heat and air. So...I've been known when getting ready for a show to amp up the heat and open the window in the dead of winter... A costly response to the issue of painting to a deadline. So cold wax can take a long time to dry completely, but you can always work on it at any stage. When you've just laid it down it's wet on wet, so your colors are likely to mix more, but it's easier to scrape them back. Let it dry overnight, and your base will be drier. Might be worth it for you to invest in this book. I wish it had existed about it when I was first starting out with this medium. Including the link for you. working with Cold Wax: Cold Wax Medium, Techniques, Concepts and Conversation: amzn.to/2uphvT7
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thanks again for so kindly expanding on this topic for me. The book you recommended looks and sounds from your description to be one well worth investing in. I've really enjoyed painting with oils on canvas and linen in the past. My favourite artist is J.W. Turner, and while watching your demonstrations have been inspired by the wonderful techniques you show that allude to some of the magical nuances he was so good at. I'm particularly interested in translucent layering - and scrape backs, revealing transparencies along with some vivid texturing. I love creating atmospheres you see, so this cold wax and oils technique is already ticking many boxes in my mind!
You are so talented and I love your work, WOW. I love the idea of hardboard, as it is way more affordable for larger sizes. When you use larger boards, do you frame the back first? I have a larger one and I am painting on it, just using acrylics and it's bowed. I am 65 years old and at this age you lose loved ones~~~painting again, heals my heart for sure. I love your ideas and they are they best I have seen so far!! Warm greetings from Canada!!!
Hi there, so happy to hear you're painting. The reason we use hardboards is generally not for cost, though it can be less expensive, but it's because you can scrape back and dig into it pretty aggressively, and that includes when working with acrylics. Have fun with your board. I don't frame the backs no, but you can. You'll have trouble if it bowed on every level though. So...maybe think about mounting it on a non bowed surface before painting or after painting on it.
Hi, I love how the painting turned out, but I was wondering how you add texture almost this 2 dimensional aspect to a painting. Your white painting that you painted over had these paint drippings/lines on the bottom left corner. Were these lines dried up oil paint or was it another medium?
So you dont use cold wax to make lots of big texture? I have looked at a few different cold wax tutorials (im trying to learn new mediums) and its so fascinating to see the different ways everyone does it
Yes sometimes I do that, especially if I'm doing a regular oil painting with other mediums. What I'm showing mostly in these videos on cold wax is how to use it to build translucent layers.That's really where the magic happens. Otherwise learning to get that layering effect can be a long process of trial and error.
Thank you for your video! I'm interested in heading into this type of painting. Question - when you start a painting do you have an idea of what you want the end result to look like or is it a process that organically happens? Thank you again, you are a good teacher.
Hi, glad to hear you're interested in doing some abstract painting. Generally I do have an idea of what I want as a result, but only in terms of color, style, and general look and feel. For example I might want something turquoise and ephemeral based on a dream or a trip somewhere where the color palate stimulated me. That tells me how to treat the beginning stages of the painting as I move in that direction. Rarely do things turn out as planned, unless of course I'm working on a commission which I do often :) Feel free to check out some of my workshops. You might really benefit from taking a class if you can. andreawedell.com/workshops/
As much as your work is amazingly interesting as much as UA-cam repetitive ads are irritating, UA-cam pls go easy, it’s an art demo not a supermarket! Thanks
You can certainly do that and I have. What happens though with knives is you don't get a thin layer. Use them for texture build up. Brayers lay it down, or can lay it down very very thin. So that gives you a lot of luminosity to see layers below. And yes, you can scumble with cold wax ;)
Should have stopped 3/4 in. Overworked and turned it into mud 4/5 through. Then pulling the mud off to correct. Let's she does w/mud off. Will watch where she does now w/gold added. I am sure it will be amazing, but sometimes we get caught up and overwork to mud. She will definitely rework to something amazing.
Very interesting - I do encaustics and was wondering about cold wax, thank you! So, i guess that if i have all my tools all i really need to get is the wax, right? How long does it take to dry? Do you need to frame it behind a glass or just hang as is? Can you do collages as well? I am thinking of pretty much doing the same as in encaustics but without the expense of electricity (which is super expensive where I live). Thank you!
Hi Angie, sorry I didn't see this till now ! All you need for cold wax is the wax, oil paint and a hard painting surface. Wood panels work well, though have been exploring with paper. YOu can totally do collage with it ! It's super fun. You might want to consider joining my next class. The one I'm running in April is filled but...will do it again next month: andreawedell.com/courses/
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Your teaching is so accessible and inspiring - thank you! I am going to keep learning from what you offer. Grateful to you Andrea.
@@maryprefontaine6296 so happy to hear that Mary 🤗
well what insane of the color red you love sm ooch
Finch on red.... ?
Fanchon red - Williamsburg
I love your attitude towards the work it’s teaching me to not be so overly attached to the work in the process
Exactly, that's the trick - but then you take the work apart once you've painting spontaneously for a while. That's when it helps to know a bit about composition.
Andrea Wedell I’d Agree, I’ll keep working on it
Love what she did in the end! I rarely move/view from all directions. Will do that now!
Thanks for your generous sharing Andrea, lovely work. I also love your laid back way of presenting, not an ounce of precociousness!
I love improvisational processes and color so I looking forward to watch this and by the way I don’t like the smell of turpentine either - I must try oil and cold wax 🙂🌺♥️
You are giving me courage to start oil painting.. love your abstracts …
You should!
I absolutely love your way of teaching, showing us your process is so amazing and so helpful. i have been painting with cold wax and oil for about a year now, living in a very remote part of Cape Breton Island...so not much in the way of connection with other artists...thank god for artists like you who take the time and energy to show us how you create. your images are so beautiful and i look forward to seeing the next part of this series. thank you again for being so generous. cheers, Linda
i just found your channel/video and you're definitely a new role model. i love your attitude towards things. additionally, this is the absolute best painting demo ive ever seen and ive combed through youtube pretty aggressively. I've been using acrylics for a few years and im just now trying oils. the learning curve cannot be understated. but its freaking fun, its a whole new world!
Thanks so much Jameson, absolutely delighted to hear it. I'm just editing a new video that should post today on adding oil and cold wax to canvas
Thank you so much. This was so helpful
So glad to know that Karen !
I love your videos
Thank you !
Just found you. Love the cold wax/oil luminosity and can’t wait to try it. Thank you for an excellent tutorial! New subscriber.
So great to hear that. Enjoy yourself and I'll be posting more videos soon :)
I have just discovered your videos and love your approach to find your composition. I’m sorta new to oil, and have cold wax but never used it as you have. I’m excited to try your methods. Thank you for inspiration!
Wonderful Judy. So glad you’ve found some inspiration here ! Let me know how your experiments turn out
Thank you for posting these. I hope that you will post some more videos.
Fabulous!
What was the name of the red colour oil?
I can see how it is helpful to rotate your substrate. Such a unique idea I have not seen this done before. So glad I saw this it’s seems freeing and insightful. The gold is fantastic, is that gold a Williamsburg oil. Thank you, love your teaching approach / strategy! 🙏🏽
Hi Denise, I filmed this so long ago I can’t remember what I was using. I do think it’s Williamsburg though, yes
I absolutely love and absorb your work , I could wake up and just keep looking at your work , it is inspirational, it blow me away xxxxx
Wow, thank you! Really appreciate that feedback. Stay tuned for my new website where it'll be easy to see what work I have to sell and what classes I'm teaching depending on your interest !
It’s funny you mentioned France and fall colors. The colors you chose remind me a bit of the cave drawings that they have in France. Love your work. 😘
They really do, don't they. I thought that too. Love those cave drawings !
It was so much fun watching your video. Thankyou so much I just picked some wax to try. But I had no idea there is cold wax
Glad it was helpful AND fun. You'll definitely need cold wax to do the technique I'm showing.
Just rematches for a second time and really love your process and your way of expressing yourself as you teach. It’s very much like what I go thru but you are way braver then me. I stop too soon and know that is a self doubt and trust thing.
Yes it is, just keep going. If you wreck it, you can ALWAYS fix it ! I've only thrown one painting away in the entire 27 years I've been working
I just found your channel..Thanks for sharing. I like your work and method of teaching.
Thanks Judith ! glad you found me and glad this is helpful to you, Andrea
You are so generous teacher! I don't understand good English but really worth stop the video and read the subtitles when I don't understand you. Thanks so much!
Hi Ingrid, what language do you speak ? I'm fluent in French. Glad to hear there at least some subtitles !
Thank you so much for this! Having had a 40 year hiatus from painting (think career, family, etc.) I've been drawn to do Something but had wondered if I have the chops anymore to paint again. Now I am so inspired as a result of your demo here. I so appreciate your willingness to be authentic and vulnerable in your process. What a relief! Looking forward to the next one!
Hi Robin, 40 years is A LONG hiatus. I'm sooooo happy to know my videos have inspired you. I've seen this happen in my workshops too. Painters who haven't worked in decades suddenly are able to reignite the fire. Makes my heart sing. Glad to know you like the "in-process, who knows where this is going" content. It's all about being ok with not knowing how things will turn out, and little by little gaining confidence that you can figure it out, no matter what stage of mess it gets into, as you move through it. And if you can't figure it out...drop it and move on. As one of my teachers said: "it's not the last supper" !
I'm glad you started this UA-cam channel, even if it was by accident, lol! My experience was only in acrylic until about a year ago, but I'm trying to learn to work with oil and cold wax. Like a lot of others have mentioned, I love your style and that you show us your work process and thought process as you go along. I have watched all of your videos at least twice, and I hope there will be many more!
I love that Bonnie. That's the type of feedback that has me ready to turn the camera on in the studio whenever I can. Glad you're enjoying them. Good luck getting started with oil and cold wax. It's a very fun medium to work with. If it gets too waxy, use thinner layers. That's often the beginner's mistake with it.
Loving your work and instruction style. And the way you share your emotional attachment (or otherwise!) is so great. I’m wondering, are the R&F pigment sticks you are using the opaque type or R&F translucent pigment sticks? Thank you!
Hi Di, R&F pigment sticks are definitely not translucent. In fact they're super pigmented !
@@artistspace Thankyou for the quick response. Jackson’s, the online art supplier I use, has R&F opaque and translucent sticks for sale. Confusing! Again, thank you…
Lindo!❤❤❤
Great video! I really enjoyed hearing you talk thru your process. I just started researching this technique and now I am looking forward to trying this. Thank you so much!
Glad it's been helpful. Am also teaching on online class about it. The current one is full, but if you're interested, will be running it again next month. andreawedell.com/courses/
I’m loving how you work... the process and how you explain why you make certain decisions..!
I’ve been using CWM for a year now and your work is very refreshing !!
Oh Thank you Lorraine. I'm glad the decision making explanations are adding value to your own process. CWM is a lot of fun to work with.
Oh Thank you Lorraine. I'm glad the decision making explanations are adding value to your own process. CWM is a lot of fun to work with.
I just found you 👏🏻 love your painting style and thought process!
Your Rust color is fabulous, what mixture is it. I will be following your channel 👍🏻💯🙏🏼
Looking like Lascaux (sp?) at 15:40.
What was the color of the oil stick you loved, please? Thank you!!
It's been so long since I created this video it's hard to know. But the oil sticks I use are R & F pigment sticks
Curious, is it possible to use brushes with cold wax medium? Like you, I prefer to not use a brayer. Thank you for this video, great instruction and insight on the medium! I also enjoy watching you through your process. :)
I have used brushes but i thin the pigment/wax mixture.
Learning a lot! Can gold leaf be applied?
Yes absolutely
Could you tell me the name of the board that you are using?
Thank you!
It’s a birch cradled panel
I also am new this and didn't quite hear the name of the sticks you use to mark, also that beautiful reddish color you love
Thanks
Hi MaryEllen, the pigment sticks are called R&F pigment sticks. There's some beeswax in them, but they give out very strong color. They take a long time to dry though. I can't remember which red I used. There are lots of reds in that painting. ALL reds are beautiful, Just choose one that makes your heart sing. You might want to consider taking a workshop with me. It helps to be guided, especially at the beginning. Am doing one here in Northern California on March 7 at the Petaluma Arts Center :) andreawedell.com/workshops/
Thank you so much. I just ordered a basic pack - loooked really cool to use.
Is it possible to show your palette? So we can see you mixing wax and the paint? Mixing colors.... etc
Watch some of my other videos to see that ☺️
Thanks so much for your video, such a pleasure to watch! For me it was very educational to see how you continue on even though you might have become attached to certain parts. That is a big problem for me, so watching your process was very encouraging. I so love how your painting ended up here in part two. Do you have some video about how it ended up being? I look forward to more videos, thanks so much... your paintings are beautiful! Vanessa
Hi Venessa, so glad this is helpful ! Yes, getting fixated on one piece of a painting will inevitably have you working around it, and it creates a lot of overthinking which shows up in the work. Sometimes it's good to hang onto a part of the painting you like, but often, at the beginning, I don't let myself do it. What you CAN do though, is remember it, and later on, excavate backwards to find it again. I just uploaded the latest installment video :) Enjoy
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thank you so much for your generous and valuable advise, I appreciate it very much! I will take heed and let go... I saw your latest video and was amazed at how thrilling an experience it was, to see how your painting evolved! Thanks so much, Vanessa
You mentioned in one of the videos but i can't find it again that you use a medium with the cold wax because the cw can slightly change the color? Or something to that effect.
Galkyd is resin based and I’ve found using too much yellows things slightly
@@artistspace an I found that it dries too quickly.
Love this demo very much! It would help us see better if you could zoom in a bit closer, even if only from time to time. Thank you!
Yes, I agree with you. Am working on trying to enlist someone to film me ! Doing it all myself here, so can't zoom in...
I’ve just discovered your videos. Did you use a red oil stick or was it oil pastel in this work?
R & F pigment stick Amanda
Did you say you can paint cold wax and oil over an old acrylic painting? Do you need to gesso over the old work or can you just start using the cold wax. I work mostly in acrylic but I am drawn by the look of cold wax and oil and want to start. exploring exploring
You can gesso if you want to remove the color, otherwise the best solution is to sand your acrylic layer lightly before adding cold wax
@@artistspace Thank you 😊
What kind of nail or screw (length) are you using to hand boards on wall? They seem pretty sturdy, and I’m guessing the boards don’t have screw holes for hanging??
Do you use Liquin or Galkyd lite with cold wax?
I use galkyd since cold wax has galkyd in it. I would not use liquid
Thank you for at du Share with oss your process.. Thank you very much 🤗💙👏🎉
My pleasure 😊
Great demo!! So nice to see your process. I’m so excited to start in this medium. Acrylics just don’t satisfy my color and texture needs!
I totally understand. Acrylics have a plastic like feel and look if you're not careful. What I love most about oil and cold wax in the history element. You can access previous layers easily and for days with scraping and solvents. The only way to do that with acrylic is with sand paper and it doesn't always work
sorry name of color red?
Finch on red - thst is what is in the transcript.
Wonderful instruction! How long does it take cold wax and oil to dry? Forgive me if you've stated that. I'm still watching. :)
I've talked about it quite a bit in other comments, but usually overnight a thin layer will dry and you can keep working on next layers. It takes a few weeks or more depending on weather for all the layers to completely dry in my experience.
Hiya thanks for your video. Do you reckon I could layer acrylic, cold or hot wax and oil paints?
You can only if you start with acrylic and layer your oil and cold wax on top. But you can't go back over those layers with acrylics.
Thank you
I’m relatively new at this....couple of questions, please. What type of paper are you using for your palette.; and I wondered if you would tell me the colors that you used. I had some difficulty hearing...... I really enjoyed your video presentation and look forward to more. Thanks....
Hi there, yes, ugh the audio is bad. I need to get a mic ! So the paper palette is something you can get at any art supply store. Just got to the nearest one and ask them, or google search paper palette for artists. Get the biggest one. I used burnt umber, italian pink, fanchon red and iridescent gold. I'll be posting more videos. Thanks for watching.
I have been painting with oil and cold wax for about three years. Watching your videos has totally inspired me. I have been trying to get certain effects of layering and translucence that I can't seem to do. But your work and teaching videos illustrates them beautifully. A few questions: How do you get the thin layers? When I apply paint from the brayer, I often get little peaks that I then have to smooth over with a bowl scraper. How do you layer thin layer upon tinning layer without forming a thick layer? Do you let layers dry in in-between a lot? How do you paint wet on wet and maintain thin layers? What ratio of paint to cold wax do you generally get? Does having more cold wax increase the translucence? I have registered for your October on line workshop. Can't wait to take it!
Wondering if I can use oil pastels rather than pigment sticks...(have on hand with $1,000,000 other supplies)...
They won't work the same way, but they will work for line making. Try it and see how it goes. That's always my approach. Pigment sticks are expensive. So try what you've got first if you're on a budget and/or have too many supplies already
@@artistspace Thank you. I've ordered some pigment sticks but some are back ordered with the pandemic and all. I really enjoy how you work.
I've never painted like this previously, nor was aware of the processes involved, but it all looks awesome and I might have a go. Andrea, do you use much turpentine to wash back, or paint brushes very much either?
Hi Paul, I don't use turpentine AT ALL. It's super toxic. I used to use it and it would make me sick. I'd persevere like an idiot then lie around in bed nauseated. I use gamsol odorless mineral spirits sparingly. To clean brushes I drop them in safflower oil. And then use artist soap. No turps. You don't need them, I promise
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thanks so much for your kind reply. It's really helpful. I also wondered how long it takes for your paintings to dry. Having cold wax mixed with oil paints, ..does that slow down the drying time? I noticed that you went back to a piece to do more to it after some time. With your process, can the paint be mixed into again after a few months or would it have dried hard by then, please?
@@PaulGillard-English-Artist Hi Paul, the short answer is drying time depends on the weather. Paint dries fastest with a combination of heat and air. So...I've been known when getting ready for a show to amp up the heat and open the window in the dead of winter... A costly response to the issue of painting to a deadline. So cold wax can take a long time to dry completely, but you can always work on it at any stage. When you've just laid it down it's wet on wet, so your colors are likely to mix more, but it's easier to scrape them back. Let it dry overnight, and your base will be drier. Might be worth it for you to invest in this book. I wish it had existed about it when I was first starting out with this medium. Including the link for you. working with Cold Wax: Cold Wax Medium, Techniques, Concepts and Conversation: amzn.to/2uphvT7
@@artistspace Hi Andrea, thanks again for so kindly expanding on this topic for me. The book you recommended looks and sounds from your description to be one well worth investing in. I've really enjoyed painting with oils on canvas and linen in the past. My favourite artist is J.W. Turner, and while watching your demonstrations have been inspired by the wonderful techniques you show that allude to some of the magical nuances he was so good at. I'm particularly interested in translucent layering - and scrape backs, revealing transparencies along with some vivid texturing. I love creating atmospheres you see, so this cold wax and oils technique is already ticking many boxes in my mind!
You are so talented and I love your work, WOW. I love the idea of hardboard, as it is way more affordable for larger sizes. When you use larger boards, do you frame the back first? I have a larger one and I am painting on it, just using acrylics and it's bowed. I am 65 years old and at this age you lose loved ones~~~painting again, heals my heart for sure. I love your ideas and they are they best I have seen so far!! Warm greetings from Canada!!!
Hi there, so happy to hear you're painting. The reason we use hardboards is generally not for cost, though it can be less expensive, but it's because you can scrape back and dig into it pretty aggressively, and that includes when working with acrylics. Have fun with your board. I don't frame the backs no, but you can. You'll have trouble if it bowed on every level though. So...maybe think about mounting it on a non bowed surface before painting or after painting on it.
Hi, I love how the painting turned out, but I was wondering how you add texture almost this 2 dimensional aspect to a painting. Your white painting that you painted over had these paint drippings/lines on the bottom left corner. Were these lines dried up oil paint or was it another medium?
So you dont use cold wax to make lots of big texture? I have looked at a few different cold wax tutorials (im trying to learn new mediums) and its so fascinating to see the different ways everyone does it
Yes sometimes I do that, especially if I'm doing a regular oil painting with other mediums. What I'm showing mostly in these videos on cold wax is how to use it to build translucent layers.That's really where the magic happens. Otherwise learning to get that layering effect can be a long process of trial and error.
@@artistspace ohhhhh .okay. I love the way these develope and appear. I watched all the videos and I think im going to try something similar
Thank you for your video! I'm interested in heading into this type of painting. Question - when you start a painting do you have an idea of what you want the end result to look like or is it a process that organically happens? Thank you again, you are a good teacher.
Hi, glad to hear you're interested in doing some abstract painting. Generally I do have an idea of what I want as a result, but only in terms of color, style, and general look and feel. For example I might want something turquoise and ephemeral based on a dream or a trip somewhere where the color palate stimulated me. That tells me how to treat the beginning stages of the painting as I move in that direction. Rarely do things turn out as planned, unless of course I'm working on a commission which I do often :) Feel free to check out some of my workshops. You might really benefit from taking a class if you can. andreawedell.com/workshops/
As much as your work is amazingly interesting as much as UA-cam repetitive ads are irritating, UA-cam pls go easy, it’s an art demo not a supermarket! Thanks
Why not put on with knives V’s brayer?
You can certainly do that and I have. What happens though with knives is you don't get a thin layer. Use them for texture build up. Brayers lay it down, or can lay it down very very thin. So that gives you a lot of luminosity to see layers below. And yes, you can scumble with cold wax ;)
Should have stopped 3/4 in. Overworked and turned it into mud 4/5 through. Then pulling the mud off to correct. Let's she does w/mud off. Will watch where she does now w/gold added. I am sure it will be amazing, but sometimes we get caught up and overwork to mud. She will definitely rework to something amazing.
Very interesting - I do encaustics and was wondering about cold wax, thank you! So, i guess that if i have all my tools all i really need to get is the wax, right? How long does it take to dry? Do you need to frame it behind a glass or just hang as is? Can you do collages as well? I am thinking of pretty much doing the same as in encaustics but without the expense of electricity (which is super expensive where I live). Thank you!
Hi Angie, sorry I didn't see this till now ! All you need for cold wax is the wax, oil paint and a hard painting surface. Wood panels work well, though have been exploring with paper. YOu can totally do collage with it ! It's super fun. You might want to consider joining my next class. The one I'm running in April is filled but...will do it again next month: andreawedell.com/courses/
Great video but it is pretty annoying having to view ads every 5 minutes 🙄
I love your work, but I can only understand about a quarter of what you say in this video. Thank you for trying to share.
Look at other videos on my channel. The audio is better