Oil stick painting

What is it about these R&F Oil Sticks that make them so irresistible? I am obsessed! What art supply are you obsessed with?

Self Portrait (2023) painted in oil (by stick and brush).h

No. Oil bars? Yes. The second graders were able to get messy again. When I last met with them, we did an oil stick project based on the work of George Anderson. While the project came out cool, the oil sticks were DONE after 10 classes got to use them. This time they got to use your standard student grade oil pastels to create an image inspired by American ex-pat Gordon Hopkins. Gordon creates abstract images that are heavy on oil bar, natural shapes, intense coloring, and pattern usage. I…

In this workshop, we will explore basic techniques and unleash the power of oil paint sticks as we work from the figure and portrait. Students will discover paint sticks’ versatile, direct, immediate, and expressive potential. There are a wide range of techniques to explore such as drawing, painting, blending, washes, wiping, scraping, and scratching back into and alla prima to name just a few. We will also work on... + CLICK TO READ MORE

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Learn how to use oil paint sticks techniques, so you can create stunning pieces that showcase your creativity and skills that are much easier and faster than using oil paints.

Erin Eastabrooks is a multidisciplinary, self-taught artist living and working in the Bay Area. She draws inspiration from the bright colors, sun-drenched exteriors and psychedelic imagery of California and the West Coast. Her unique juxtaposition and play of differing colors, textures and patterns are influenced by her mother’s quilting and...

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