Slow drying
Instead of staying home on this gray Saturday, reading books and watching DVD’s, I decided to go to the studio and work for a few hours.
I continued working on the paintings from the series “Unnerving to a frugalist”, trying to get them ready for the shows.
Because New Zealand is an island surrounded with windy coasts, the humidity level is very high.
Especially in the North Island which enjoys a sub tropical climate.
This means that even acrylic paints, when applied very thick, takes weeks to dry.
We are running a dehumidifier which we empty daily, but still I need to wait at least a day or two before applying another coat of paint.
The paintings that I have done in this series in thick oils take almost a year to dry and some takes longer.
I continued working on the paintings from the series “Unnerving to a frugalist”, trying to get them ready for the shows.
Because New Zealand is an island surrounded with windy coasts, the humidity level is very high.
Especially in the North Island which enjoys a sub tropical climate.
This means that even acrylic paints, when applied very thick, takes weeks to dry.
We are running a dehumidifier which we empty daily, but still I need to wait at least a day or two before applying another coat of paint.
The paintings that I have done in this series in thick oils take almost a year to dry and some takes longer.
