Mounting Oil and cold Wax on Paper to Board

[@jenfleming9412]

Thanks so much. Good demo.

[@SundayMori]

Your artwork is beautiful! Thank you for posting helpful video. 👍

[@artistspace]

My pleasure 😊

[@AnthonyCZeccaSr]

Great! Thank you.

[@artistspace]

You are welcome!

[@Seductive_Psycho]

I really like this idea..Off to amazon I goooooooo lol

[@artistspace]

Yes you can get these boards on Amazon :)

[@artistspace]

Have fun 🤩

[@LindaRUDYK]

These are beautiful. Would love to purchase.

[@artistspace]

You can visit my website, under studio sale www.andreawedell.com/shop-1

[@71angelcake]

Lovely art work 😊 can I ask how long do these oil & cold wax paintings take to dry? Thank you

[@artistspace]

About a week 👌

[@mimis289]

Thank you, thank you! I've been lamenting over how to do this. Your way is easier than some I've seen! I'm not good with being exact, either, so I like that you also cut after it's on the board. I'm guessing you need to make sure the paintings are always a bit larger than the board? Lastly, is the glue sold at most art stores? You're so talented! Merry Christmas!

[@artistspace]

Hi Mimi ! So glad this was helpful. YAY. I had to create a way that worked for me. So YES make sure your paintings are a bit larger than the board size you choose. And YES Glue is available in all US art stores. For people outside the US, I'm sure they can find a pasty glue that'll work just fine too.

[@jamestierney7123]

Hi, I have a question after you have finished your painting, how do you seal it. Would the wax and oil paint Have a tendency to melt or change with heat…the painting?

[@etabbarakat9411]

Hello Andrea.. Thank you for your beautiful videos. I really like your work.. but I want to ask you. There is no cold wax in our country, Lebanon. Can it be dispensed with or is there another alternative to it?

[@artistspace]

I think you can make your own ! Do a little googling for recipes but many artists just make their own and it’s not too hard ! Let me know how it goes

[@debbiel4090]

These are beautiful! Thanks for sharing your technique! May I ask what brand of panels you’re using and what is the name of the clear measuring sheet you were using too.

[@artistspace]

Hi Debbie, so the brand of panels is something I got off of Amazon, that I REALLY wouldn't recommend. They're cheap and I think they just call them 5 x 7 wooden painting panels. That being said it's hard to find those little panel sizes. Rexart.com does great panels which I'd recommend.

[@debbiel4090]

@@artistspace Thanks Andrea, I was just scouting out those on Amazon and thought the same thing. I’ll check out Rexart, thanks so much and happy holidays!

[@jamestierney7123]

Hi, question how do you seal the painting? Wouldn’t the heat or moisture change the painting over time. I would want to preserve the painting. 🙏🏼

[@artistspace]

Hi, I don't seal the tops of these and so far, I've never had an issue.Hope that helps ?

[@luciaantonelli]

Curious to know why you don't paint directly onto the board? Thank you!

[@artistspace]

Because I’d already created all of these on paper :) mounting them to board is an alternative to framing. Sometimes too I’ll take a work in paper and only use a part of it that gets mounted to board. But yes ! Working directly on a gesso board is what I do most often

[@LindaRUDYK]

How much do you sell them for, Andrea?

[@ladybugjaz]

what type of paper are these paintings on?

[@artistspace]

Arches oil paper

[@pollyester6627]

Why not adhere the paper to the panel first with PVA size or acrylic medium?

[@artistspace]

I don't think either of those would be strong enough to hold the relatively thick arches oil paper. Definitely would use it for thinner paper though !

[@pollyester6627]

@@artistspace I have used acrylic matte medium to adhere canvas to panel and they're still secure after many years. It is a common method for a lot of artists that prefer canvas, but a solid stiff surface to paint on and less fragile.