Work in progress

I started using oil paint again in January, and after a few false starts have worked out a few techniques that work pretty well for painting flat, unmodulated areas, for example initially applying paint mixed with a minimum of medium with a stencil/stippling brush. It's a great advantage that there's no colour shift as the paint dries, unlike acrylic paint which darkens as it dries and often has a slightly plasticky appearance. Oil paint is simply more sensual. The major problem is the smell, and although I'm using  'odorless' medium, petroleum, and brush cleaner, there have been complaints ...