What a wonderful interview. I developed an allergy to traditional solvents during the pandemic and switched over to water-miscible oil paints. I wish this book had been available then!
@CarolineCarlsonItalia10 күн бұрын
I’m so glad the interview was helpful to you, Karen. I haven’t used turpentine at all since speaking with Kim. It’s been really helpful to me as well, with all of my allergies! Thanks for listening, please keep in touch.
@lisengel24982 ай бұрын
I wish you had put links to the home page of Kimberly because it’s truly an important subject for everybody interested in toxic free painting process. I liked very much the radical advice avoid all toxins - use chalk and stand oil as a kind of medium and use water color paper as a dry cleaning 🙏🙂
@thehappypotter96124 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all this information! I have been thinking of switching from acrylics back to oils (which I stopped using for health reasons). I learnt about formaldehyde in acrylics only yesterday and now you have confimed it here; shocking! Have been concerned about the plastics pollution as well. And that tip about carbon carbonate and oil - what a gem!
@thehappypotter96124 ай бұрын
The body surely gets habituated to the chemicals it is routinely exposed to. So changing to healthy painting habits could in effect require going cold turkey...
@amyhaas91025 ай бұрын
I bought Kimberly’s book. Love it! I’ve done quite a bit of research on toxic free painting as I have severe MCS, but never found information about using marble dust/calcium carbonate. Game changer information! Thank you! My only question is which type should I buy for the lean under painting? The book doesn’t go into detail concerning the different types of chalks and I’m learning that chalk and marble dust can contain different ingredients. Just looking for clarification. Thank you again!
@fontainerouge7 ай бұрын
A tiny bit of turpentine in a mouth rinse cup (used for oil pastels on a cotton swab) overnight in my bedroom gave me nausea. Basically, goes straight to my liver.
@captainnolan50627 ай бұрын
The "New" Oil Painting is really the OLD OIL PAINTING. Solvents were not used by oil painters before the 1900s (solvents were not invented until the 1920s). All the masters used oil rather than solvents.
@suzannebonham58310 ай бұрын
Hi I have been using a ton of solvents for many many years in furniture finishing, and I have a very strong constitution and no body problems yet, but I feel really stuck because I know how to use them and they make a very durable finish, yet now I have a new interest in oil painting and I am committed not to get started with ANY toxics in my new endeavor. I don't want to get used to using them, I just want to start off without them. As I say I am like a former junkie, rather a stickler about this. Thank you for sooo much information and deep thought - I bought your book and I like your voice - it would be nice to hear you read your own audio book. I so appreciate the fact that you have gone deep with your investigations, have many unique perspectives and methods, and are not simply parroting off what everybody else is saying.
@wuznotbornyesterda Жыл бұрын
I have a very sensitive air passageway. I can't paint in a closed room with acrylics! I found that anything made with petroleum products is a burning annoyance that lasts for a few days after even if I'm not exposed long. I have to stay away from all molds and all petroleum or my mucous membranes swell and if I'm in it too long, it's really irritating and it's like having a cold. Just going in the city and having to breathe car exhaust sets it off. Actually, air fresheners and cleaning products are just as bad. I can't even be in my own car unless the windows are down. Not so convenient in winter without heat and having the widows down some. Not all cars have done that to me, but my present one and our truck are that way. We're building a house and I can't imagine how long it will have to offgas before I can move in. I can use w/c indoors and I hope I can paint in my new studio with water miscible oils. I just watched Thomas Kitts showing how to paint with oils and no solvents.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your comments on this. I, too have dozens of allergies and must be extremely carful with solvents and chemicals. For me, I can't use the solvents, but everyone is different in their sensitivities. Please do continue to share what is working for you!
@wolfsonn4061 Жыл бұрын
Most artist don't die because of paints or solvents, they die because of old age.
@GoreTheSummoner Жыл бұрын
haaaa this is why pleneir painting is the best :D jokes aside, would be great to use something normal instead of turp to clean the brushes
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Yes, built-in ventilation! Thanks for your comment. Let me know what you think if you try any of the alternative methods.
@vermis8344 Жыл бұрын
Calcium carbonate? What a revelation! I'm off to check the availability, after I buy that book.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your interest in the interview! There are certainly many ways to approach oil painting and mediums, but I am content with this one. Please let me know how it's going!
@tammyhernandez3179 Жыл бұрын
Chelsea Brush cleaner🥰
@dietmarventzke5327 Жыл бұрын
Women are …. . They bleach their hair, paint fingernails with acetone containing paint , acetone as cleaner for fingernails, inhale the fumes…embalm their faces with god knows what crap …paint lips , eyes, and don’t give a rats ass when they watch all that shit off in the shower , never mind the environment….what hypocrisy. But that is female logic .
@havefundrawing Жыл бұрын
What kind of dust did you use? I watched another video using fumed silica and the gel is completely transparent.
@havefundrawing Жыл бұрын
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@havefundrawing Жыл бұрын
I also wonder if you’ve tried Gamblin’s solvent free gel and how that compares.
@kennethwisseman Жыл бұрын
I was just wondering about the fat over lean rule, do you add less marble dust or chalk as you layer your painting? I am a acrylic artist, using atelier interactive acrylics, and am considering trying oils, was thinking about using water mixable oils or going with this particular method and using real oils. I keep hearing artists complain about mixable oils being tacky and harder to blend. Any suggestions?
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Hi Kenneth, I apologize for taking a bit to respond. I have not worked with water mixable oils for the reason you note. For me it's a texture thing, and I guess I doubt its ability to achieve the same effects as oils. I do add more oil than dust in the early phases of the paintings, thinning out the pigment concentration. Sometimes I work straight from the tube as well, but scrubbing it into the canvas to keep it thin. Please let me know if you try the water mixables; I'd love to hear your opinion.
@kennethwisseman Жыл бұрын
@@CarolineCarlsonItalia I am leaning on trying acrylics for my underpainting then using straight oils without medium and if I need medium just use walnut oil. I do have Windsor brush cleaner or may try using linseed oil to clean my brushes, I believe if you soak them overnight it should get the oil out. The Atelier Interactive Acrylics are a dream as far as acrylics, they are very forgiving. I live in California so it gets pretty hot and my paints dry fast, which is why I am considering oils.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
@@kennethwisseman you probably already know about the importance of using artist grade walnut oil (I learned that the hard way). Let me know how it goes!
@wuznotbornyesterda Жыл бұрын
I've heard that every brand of water miscbles are different and to try all of them to see which one you like best.
@kennethwisseman Жыл бұрын
Yes, well i have heard that Cobra is a good brand, especially when using Winsor Newton water mixable linseed oil. If you don't use water I heard it works better. I am just using acrylics on a very limited budget right now, and just looking for something to give me a little bit a time to blend. Landscapes can be done very well in acrylics, but for portraits I always had a difficult time with for many different reasons.
@natlegere Жыл бұрын
I’m seriously questioning the studio safety in inhaling chalk dust. I’m thinking we should be using a respirator to mix in chalk and pigments for that matter.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Yes, it’s important to make sure you don’t make clouds of dust. I use about a teaspoon at a time and don’t stir it up. I wear a particle mask when adding it to my palette most of the time, even though I’m very careful not to stir it up.
@BJones-yw4dd Жыл бұрын
Hmmmm... Maybe I came to oil painting late enough (within the last 15 years) or maybe it's because my earliest instructors were knife painters who paint straight from the tube, wipe off the knife and go on... or maybe I'm staunch enough of an environmentalist to want to avoid chemicals. but I frankly haven't run into any oil instructor who does NOT point out that the use of solvents is optional, or that there are cadmium-free pigments available, or who doesn't point to this or that artist who, e.g. soaks his brushes in oil and wipes them on newspaper or washes her brushes only in e.g. dish soap, or to point out that *just because it's odorless does NOT (duh) mean its fumes are harmless!* There are all manner of eco-friendly solutions that many artists prefer. So I'm rather surprised that the host didn't know (?) this information is already out there... But: loud kudos to those who are informing people and embracing a non-toxic practice. I'm tired of defending oil painting to folks who are inexplicably proud to be pouring the dregs of their acrylic (!) paint down their drains and into our waterways.... And I will indeed buy this book!
@pepa1420 Жыл бұрын
Waiting for your new book. Live in Australia, can't get the marble dust as you recommend in your book. Different ideas and products are available now and it would be great if you could present ALL of them together only in ONE BOOK. THANKS for your guidance.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
This is an insightful point, Pepa. Please keep us posted on what you end up working with and how you like it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
By the way, @havefundrawing made a great suggestion in checking out Gamblin solvent free gel - maybe you can get some of that? I have not used it yet, but that sounds interesting so I’ll probably try it 😁
@mjjames2442 Жыл бұрын
Demonstration? Is that too much to ask.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Please check out the demo at Passionate Painter Podcast episode 96 here on KZbin or at passionateoainterpodcast.com/episode96
@Blick_Art Жыл бұрын
Lots of thought-provoking issues raised in this discussion! We think it's a great time to be an artist, when there are so many options for materials and studio configuration, and more transparency than ever before about art supplies. Today, it really is possible for a professional artist to exclusively use products that carry the AP seal of the ACMI (safe for all ages) without sacrificing permanence. We love the point about the role of craft, and the value of maintaining skill. Robert Hughes (we're paraphrasing here) said that "art" is what one makes only once, never to be repeated, but "craft" is the aspect of art that one must be able to duplicate reliably, time and again, to an exacting standard of quality. We think artists deserve to be proud of their hard won skills and their achievements in studio craft!
@patricia4169 Жыл бұрын
This was fascinating and so useful. Thank you. I’m off to order the book!
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Hi Patricia, checking in to see how it’s going and if you read more on this topic or tried it 😃 Thanks for your comments.
@MarilynDFBoire Жыл бұрын
An intersting interview. Thank you.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! I learn so much from my guests and am grateful you are out there watching.
@BijouPrunelle Жыл бұрын
Wow what a nice interview!! I didn't miss a word. I started painting with oil after acrylic because of all those solvents and I'm not using any solvents now that I found the courage to start with oil. So thank you to confirm everything I thought about oil paint and I am definitely going to guy this book.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Hi Bijou, thanks for your thoughts on this topic! I’m so happy it helped you decide to try oils.
@haz8984 Жыл бұрын
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@kingfisherfd2 Жыл бұрын
Amy this is great. It was great to hear about you coming back to painting during covid. It is the same time that I started working on my watercolors.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Kingfisher, I got so much encouragement from hearing Amy's story. It's never too late to turn to your art - I believe that's where our souls find their true home.
@amypeterman7040 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Aren't you so glad you are back to painting too?
@kingfisherfd2 Жыл бұрын
@@amypeterman7040 I feel like the hardest part about painting after designing is that the design work takes creative energy. So if I'm in a period of creative design work and the engineers part of that work, by the time 5 pm comes around I don't necessarily want to sit and paint. Some of those paintings are 4-6 hours of work and finding the creative energy to engage at that point can be difficult. I've found that about a week after the bulk of my design work is done I have a burst of paintings that I will do. Inconsistent work production makes it more difficult to keep your audience engaged in what you are working on, and that is where I am at.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
@@amypeterman7040 I certainly am!😃
@amypeterman7040 Жыл бұрын
@@kingfisherfd2 I get that and I feel that too for sure.
@YooperGranny Жыл бұрын
Powerful painting Caroline. Depression is a horrible disease so many struggle with day in and day out. Your heart has connected you to her and clearly the forgiveness has been received by both of you. My God does not turn away those who have suffered so deeply. He is a forgiving and loving God who embraces all.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I am happy to say the painting hangs a place of honor now and has raised money for a cause that mattered deeply to its subject.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
This was an excellent interview for me. I identified with the comments made by this artist, especially about his value of street art and how he struggles with splitting his time between working, family life, and still finding a way to paint. Good rapport between interviewer and artist.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marilyn! I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview. Jacob is a talented, inspiring creative!
@artzguy83792 жыл бұрын
Your kind words mean more than just me typing a thank you on here. These words will forever be etched in my heart and creative journey as reminder that one “I’m not alone both as an artist but also a person” and two “that I must keep believing in my self” . Knowing you Marilyn are out there somewhere in this world; warms my heart and keeps me putting one more foot forward toward my creative outlook and journey. Thank you for you and your beautiful soul.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
@@artzguy8379 My pleasure.
@vasu.watercolors2 жыл бұрын
Dean is a great Inspiration to me. You did an amazing job interviewing him. A lot of questions I wanted to ask him you covered them already in this interview. Thanks for Posting it.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Dean is a gentleman and an inspiration to us all!
@marcybernstein73992 жыл бұрын
Inspiring podcast for all.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Yes, Brenda is an amazing person. Thank you for being out there watching and participating!
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
I've purchased the course and you have given excellent instruction on working being a better artist. Thank you.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marilyn. I'm so happy you continue to excel in creating your art and am honored to have you in the course.
@artgirl2be2 жыл бұрын
His life would make a great movie! And, you gave him the space to tell his story.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, Brenda! Dean's live would make a great movie that is sure to inspire! Hopefully we'll both be watching it one day soon.
@artgirl2be2 жыл бұрын
oooh, one of the best interviews I have ever seen, I love Dean Mitchells energy........speaking the truth, I am sure he was told he was paranoid over the years..... thank your for this..
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brenda, Dean is such a genuine and generous person, I am so grateful to be able to share him with you all!
@angeliquem.j.simard84372 жыл бұрын
I’ve been listening to art podcasts to support shaping my life towards living this way. THIS one is amazing - Dean is a totally engaging person! I love his generous, even handed worldview…and his art work is masterful! Powerful, expressive, wide ranging and it pulled me in. Thank you both for this interview and being introduced to such an inspiring artist !
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Angelique, I'm happy you've gotten value from the interview! Yes, Dean's work is incredible, and he is a truly wonderful person. I'm happy to know you're out there listening!
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful podcast, full of fun and good advice. Nice job.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thak you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Marilyn! I use Mike’s system, and it’s been a game-changer for keeping up with tax payments while providing profit. I highly recommend his books.
@haroldv7302 жыл бұрын
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@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Well done.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting podcast. I enjoyed hearing about the artist's story about pretending to destroy his work, but actually keeping it. I've destroyed some of my work over the years, but luckily had photographed it. Destroying work is a mistake, I think, because there may come a day when we wish we hadn't.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
A short and sweet podcast. Time wasting is a hard habit to break. Sometimes we need downtime to gather our thoughts or plan the next step to take. Eating well is important because some foods fog our brain. Two good hints in this podcast.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marilyn!
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent podcast. It seems most people, artist or not, have difficulty setting boundaries. This is especially nerve wracking when we are dealing with someone we care about. It's good to remember when we say "no" to someone else that we are saying "yes" to ourselves. Pricing formula will take some practice. It's a bit complicated but I think you made some good points, especially to add in the intrinsic value of each piece itself. Good job.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Marilyn. I agree that boundary setting is toughest with the ones we care about most. The pricing plan may seem tricky when just listening, but you can find a downloadable PDF in the show notes that makes it easy, I promise! The PDF breaks it down to the steps 🙂
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
@@CarolineCarlsonItalia Thank you. I'll check it out. I appreciate your reply
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
Informative and interesting podcast. Thank you.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Marilyn! So happy to have you listening to the episodes.
@ericsamuelaguirre57092 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for your comment, Eric! So happy that you enjoyed the interview.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
This was an interesting interview. I learned a great deal about this artist's medium as well as reinforcement of the need to draw and create. Thank you for sharing.
@MarilynDFBoire2 жыл бұрын
I was impressed by the fluidity of the conversation and the versatility of both the interviewer and the artist to include relevant questions and answers. Good job!
@gregmeissner99602 жыл бұрын
Wow, super inspiring. Dean Mitchell's work is genuinely amazing, and I really appreciate his generosity in sharing his story and insight.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your comment, Greg! I'll be giving you a shout out on my upcoming episode!
@MarilynDFBoire3 жыл бұрын
Love this. Great job. Fun. Pets do run our lives, don't they?
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
As it should be! Thanks for your comment, Marilyn!
@MarilynDFBoire3 жыл бұрын
I identify with your comments.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Marilyn, so glad you're enjoying the podcast!
@MarilynDFBoire3 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting podcast. He has a good life's balance. Smooth flow of conversation with the artist.
@CarolineCarlsonItalia3 жыл бұрын
Marilyn D.F. Boire Thanks Marilyn, I am so glad you enjoyed it!