Facebook Live Sessions | Mini Abstract with Oil Sticks

This week in my FB Creative Community, I demonstrated how I incorporate oil pigment sticks into my art. I also share a few fun techniques, tools, and materials.
I invite you to join my free creative community at Renee Mueller | Creative Community for live demos most Thursdays at 12:30 EST.
www.reneemuellerart.com

[@josephcozad314]

I use coconut oil to clean oil brushes and even my hands when I'm cleaning up. Works great. Rub a dab on and then use warm water and soap to remove. Highly recommend.

[@nathalienuytens4825]

what a great way to paint!

[@cindypeyton4596]

Oh my goodness I am so inspired! I am an oil painter with a focus on pet portraits and some landscapes but I love the idea of practicing new techniques. I just ordered some R&F sticks but had no idea what to do with them. I have Subscribed to your channel and look forward to learning more. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your craft.

[@HiThereHeyThere]

@26:42 Thx for the non toxic cleaners etc tips!

[@karencook2504]

Really helpful. Love your style and energy.

[@cinderblockstudios]

very interesting techniques! This gives me some new ideas for my pigment sticks

[@ricardoramanauskas7661]

Beautiful and so many good ideas for me to try, thanks so much for sharing your methods and techniques!

[@Divinemessages69]

There are so many things to learn with oils, i have been using them for over 30 years, the sticks are very thick, there is the rule in using oils the fat over thin rule. thin oils on first, then fat and thick over thin paint. so in order to get it work properly, paint is used thinly first, then the fat thicker paint over the thin, if your working wet in wet. thick paint slows the drying time down, so the thinner the paint, the quicker it dries, the thicker it goes on first, the longer it takes to dry. If you add thin paint over thick which hasn't yet dried, the paint will crack as it dries, which is why you see a lot of old oil paintings have cracked over time, the thin paint on top dries before the thick paint has had time to dry underneath. Oils are my preferred medium, but there are so many things to learn about them.

[@glendacox6540]

It was beautiful….I’ve used r and f sticks. But with encaustics. Love you and your fabulous work so much!

[@lindasteger7207]

Your art is like listening to music. OMG

[@sandybabb8313]

Love your work, thank you for sharing

[@denisewhitaker5116]

What fantastic information! You are a great teacher and so generous, thank you😊

[@kathyobrien5467]

Thank you so much. Love all the info and never too much.

[@vibrantly50]

This is so very fun…the lighting makes it difficult to see what effects you are creating. Yet, feeling very inspired! I live in Portugal and these sticks are difficult to find and very expensive if you can. Flying back to the US in a week and will pick some up to add to my beginning collection!

[@user-he9cg6xb9o]

I so love the three of them!💯

[@forestdweller2661]

Loved it!

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

Let them know they can’t just put oil sticks on bare paper or canvas because it skill rot the surface over time. Those surfaces be prepped
With
Gesso.
Oil can go over acrylic if not too slick but never acrylic over oils.

[@anneyangart]

so inspiring❤

[@JWoodCreativeArts]

Thank you! 🌻

[@alisonpeters9443]

I paint with water mix able favorite is cobra

[@barbaralotter1095]

What is the brush looking implement made of

[@jimreid9674]

Not one reply on here from Renee. That is very poor indeed.

[@blotahandmade8565]

Hi Renee, are the sennelier oil sticks similar to the r&f pigment sticks?

[@latetodagame1892]

Is that piece called, Letter to a Christian Nation?