tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5754620811971076101..comments2024-03-28T03:44:28.896-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Matt's QuestionsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43977644154493487582019-01-24T02:59:29.623-05:002019-01-24T02:59:29.623-05:00Thanks for the wisdom James!!!Thanks for the wisdom James!!!Vladimir Venkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516793914966696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77402719878681005752019-01-24T02:57:48.269-05:002019-01-24T02:57:48.269-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vladimir Venkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516793914966696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62541511845588044072019-01-23T17:29:40.915-05:002019-01-23T17:29:40.915-05:00Thanks, everybody for these helpful tips on brush ...Thanks, everybody for these helpful tips on brush cleaning. I'll give them a try, and maybe bring some of those dead brushes back to life. BTW, here's a previous post about cleaning brushes from someone who is good at it. http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-to-clean-out-brush.htmlJames Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88620524814660797402019-01-23T17:26:52.185-05:002019-01-23T17:26:52.185-05:00As for cleaning brushes, lavender spike oil is a r...As for cleaning brushes, lavender spike oil is a really strong solvent that also does a good job of getting dried oil paint out of brushes. I've had it bring brushes back to life that the standard turpenoid cleaner couldn't fix.evanbowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037424295412371286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36865557967696359092019-01-23T17:10:22.762-05:002019-01-23T17:10:22.762-05:00Timothy, your question led me to unearth the box f...Timothy, your question led me to unearth the box for the soap. It's made by Kolibri. (www.kolibri-pinsel.de) A quick search found it in the UK: (https://www.thearttradingcompany.co.uk/kolibri-brush-curd-soap). Perhaps you can find it stateside. All for now, good luck.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83038603568582995552019-01-23T16:55:42.943-05:002019-01-23T16:55:42.943-05:00Steve:
My gratitude!Steve:<br /><br />My gratitude!Timothy Bollenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493798661089822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65114439114995382342019-01-23T16:32:11.366-05:002019-01-23T16:32:11.366-05:00Timothy: it was available from Natural Pigments, ...Timothy: it was available from Natural Pigments, currently out of stock. They simply refer to it as Curd Soap (Reine Kernseife) . Don't know if it's available elsewhere. Good luck -- it is effective.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2291963028027350912019-01-23T16:10:16.652-05:002019-01-23T16:10:16.652-05:00Steve:
Do you have the name of that German curd s...Steve:<br /><br />Do you have the name of that German curd soap?Timothy Bollenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493798661089822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19732608753956521632019-01-23T15:30:27.400-05:002019-01-23T15:30:27.400-05:00Great post. As to brushes...I’ve gone to buying M...Great post. As to brushes...I’ve gone to buying Murphy’s Oil Soap in gallon jugs. A small amount gets just about everything out of the brush. I follow that up with a German-made curd soap. That really gets all the paint out. Brushes have been brought back from the dead...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47433633757796699402019-01-23T12:37:45.834-05:002019-01-23T12:37:45.834-05:00James,
I'm currently reading Imaginative Real...James,<br /><br />I'm currently reading <i>Imaginative Realism</i> and am becoming very enthusiastic about the idea of combining my love of art with that of history and nature. What's discouraging is that it seems like this kind of art has all but disappeared in publications like <i>National Geographic</i>, instead being replaced with simpler, more stylized drawings and photo manipulations. I see the same trend in books. There appears to be a total abandonment of descriptive world-building in favor of conceptual editorial-style work. Have you noticed the same trend? Do you think that historical and scientific illustration has completely lost its relevance, or am I just looking in the wrong places?Patricia Lamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581733503334532356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72100233161951683272019-01-23T11:27:33.433-05:002019-01-23T11:27:33.433-05:00James—this post was priceless. The questions were ...James—this post was priceless. The questions were great and your answers were even better. It would be good to see another series of brief, pointed questions and answers in the near future.<br /><br />About your “death camp for brushes”: You work with such professional discipline, I’m confident that you’ve come up with several solutions for keeping brushes clean. What ever they happen to be and details of your other work habits would make a very good post. You are an excellent teacher and inspiration and I wish you were around when I was a young artist.Paul Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953800994005887026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-48381953232354750632019-01-23T11:18:09.701-05:002019-01-23T11:18:09.701-05:00For oil paints I have started using safflower oil ...For oil paints I have started using safflower oil as a brush dip -- keeps them from drying out for weeks if necessary.<br /><br />"Safflower Oil -- for the Absentminded Artist."Daroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269629297022511462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44940829485892772482019-01-23T09:54:07.415-05:002019-01-23T09:54:07.415-05:00Matt asked some really thoughtful questions and yo... Matt asked some really thoughtful questions and you provided some equally thoughtful answers -- your blog is always entertaining even for non-artists. I couldn't help but laugh with your "death camp for brushes." My brushes are backed up in the cloud somewhere... Dinotopia lives!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036131945152354949noreply@blogger.com