How to create an environmentally friendly oil painting－Plasticbox的部落格

Oil paintings are beautiful and can span the gamut between wildly abstract to serenely muted, most people want to have it. If you want to add to your collection but, want something different, try an Abstract Oil Paintings that incorporates some mixed media elements. A mixed media oil painting can instantly become a conversation piece and item of inspiration.

Since the beginning of time artists have always had the desire to broaden their creative horizons. This instinct can be seen in oil canvases throughout the eras. However, back then artists were constrained by the types of materials they had immediately at hand. Experimentation and invention have always been a part of human creativity.

Today, modern materials allow for a much broader combination of materials that can be used within a single piece of artwork. Artists today have a greatly increased range of products to create new types of paints and finishes, but also, glues, adhesives and gel mediums which allow artists to incorporate an even greater array of materials. Oil canvases can now incorporate wood, metals, plastic, fabrics, plastic and paper products. Thereby, creating a work of art that is stunning, fresh and modern.

Nowadays there is much less agreement within the art world about what constitutes aesthetic beauty. Almost nothing is out of bounds in terms of subject matter, and this is demonstrated in the variety of materials an artist can use in their mixed media oil paintings. Accessibility to art has increased dramatically with the advent of the internet. Now inspiration and techniques can be shared with others from around the world.

Another very important and growing concern is the health of the Earth and her environment. This has given rise to protecting the physical environment and using and recycling products within artwork. We live in throwaway, disposable and convenience based societies. This sends a myriad of manufactured products, with their tremendous variety of colors, textures and characteristics to the trash. Art lovers at the same time protecting the environment.