Comments on: Brushes

By: Simon Shawn Andrews

Simon Shawn Andrews — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:41:40 +0000

I suspend all my brushes in linseed or safflower oil. I never use turps or wash them or use soap or whatever. I found that they last forever or until they get worn down from painting. I was thinking of some method for storing plein air brushes when on the road but so far no solutions.
You have the super talents with landscape painting, they are a pleasure to view.

By: Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:53:06 +0000

Hi Marc,
Those are useful points on brush care. I treat my brushes periodically with one of those ’2 in 1′ shampoos, particularly sables/softhair brushes. Apparently the washing should be done twice and the second wash lathers more and the conditioner kicks in (there’s some scientific explanation for this, I heard a scientist explaining about the ‘clever molecules’)

By: Harold Joiner

Harold Joiner — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:14:49 +0000

Thanks, Marc.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:31:06 +0000

Hi Bruce, I need to make a wet-painting box. Until then, I usually only use three sizes for the panels and just clip the wet panels to the easel to carry them home (I can clip them to the legs while working). In my car I have a wooden wet-panel rack with room for 40 or so wet panels, as well as a metal rack for larger wet canvases.

By: Bruce Trewin

Bruce Trewin — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:08:09 +0000

Thanks Marc,

It is always nice to know a little bit about the tools that produce such beautiful work! Speaking about tools I was wondering about your wet canvass box. There seem to be a lot of different formats in your boards.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:26:48 +0000

@Daniel, I guess so. Like sniffing glue I imagine.

@Harold, wet (with paint) brushes dry out much slower in the freezer, so I don’t have to clean them everyday. Many painters keep their palette (with fresh colors on it) in the fridge/freezer for the same reason.

By: Harold Joiner

Harold Joiner — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:08:31 +0000

What is the point of putting brushes in the freezer? Never heard of this.

By: Daniel Chow

Daniel Chow — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:55:48 +0000

you could get “high” from inhaling turp???