Mattelson Workshop

[Grace DeVito]

Dear Linda,

For this painting the medium used was just plain old linseed oil. I typically would use a 50/50 mix of linseed and distilled turpentine, but Marvin recommended using just the linseed oil so the paint film would not be weakened.

I thought it would be very oily, but by not using too much it was just fine. He also uses no turp to clean brushes during painting but rather uses a different brush for each different value of paint. This way the paint dosen't get muddy. Odorless mineral spirits are used to clean brushes when painting is done for the day.

Hope this helps.