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The following article was published in our article directory on December 26, 2011.
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Oil Paintings - Almost Anything Goes

Article Category: Arts and Crafts

Author Name: Arold Augustin

Oil paintings have been around for hundreds of years. The paint began as a simple combination of pigment and oil. The formulation has changed little throughout the centuries. Collectors of oil canvases are usually on the look out for more and more artwork that inspire them and a piece that incorporates oil and other media is a great choice.

Innovation and invention have been part of the human spirit since the beginning of time. Although, centuries ago, the artist was limited by the materials they found immediately around them. Many artists, famous and unknown added other elements into their painted oil work to create wonderful mixed media art.

Today, artists have an almost unlimited range of materials to add to their mixed media projects. They include different types of techniques that create unusual finishes and hues to the paint colors. As well as, advances in adhesives, glues and transfer mediums. Oil canvases can now incorporate components of metal, plastic, wood, fabrics and paper elements. This gives a whole new and interesting look to all oil paintings with the mixed media elements.

With the invention of the internet, creation of new products and original techniques, artists have fewer boundaries than ever before. People can view art in ways that they have never been able to before. Artists are exposed to new ways of performing and presenting their art in ways that has never been done. This freedom has also opened up a whole world of new customers and new critics. It's hard to know what is a great work of art anymore, as there is less agreement among acquirers.

Another aspect to the wonderful world of mixed media and canvas work, is the use of recycled materials. Many people are "going green" and are concerned with just throwing things away. This is great news for artists as most of the materials thrown away are durable enough to be used in artwork that is meant to last. What many see as garbage or trash can be seen as a potential artistic element for the artist. In a modern world with an every growing population, the re-purposing of an item is becoming more crucial all the time.

Many of the old masters and famous artist from centuries gone by used mixed media in their art canvases. Pablo Picasso and George Braque are together credited for having started the Cubist Movement the took off during the beginning of the 20th century. They were both, quite independently, experimenting with angles and deconstruction in their art.
Long before artists discovered how to create oil paint, there was tempera. Tempera is a type of paint that uses egg, water and pigment in its creation. It's fast drying and forms a lovely muted yet, still bold palette for painters to create from. Leonardo Da Vinci could be considered a mixed media artist, as well as, a great painter. He used tempera on wet plaster and eventually incorporated the oil paint into his work.

Up until the early 1500's was tempera used. Oil paint began to take dominance as it was discovered it was much more durable. The colors faded less over time and texture could be added with the thickness of the oil medium. Oil paintings are fantastic to own and look at. Acquiring a canvas that incorporates elements of mixed media as well, can be even better.

Keywords: oil paintings, oil painting reproductions, painting for sale

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