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Hi Margaret,
It's a W&N Rose Madder genuine series 5 the higher the number series the more expensive, yes  I'm going to use it for the roses with the silver tea pot. The Alizarin blue lake is another brand the W&N is what I use.On her list of colours she does state what else can be used.

I do use the W&N Liquin
Marylka

Hi Marylke,
Do you use the W & N liquin instead of the walnut oil oil medium. Is this a different addition for oil. Sorry to sound so ignorant . I was unable to get one colour that Arleta had it was Alizarin Crimson Blue Lake and she told me to use W & N windsor red blue shade instead. Arleta can be very helpful and she has such a nice sense of humour.
regards
Margaret

Hi Marylke,
forgot to ask what is this new colour that you now have? Very curious and are you using it for something special.
regards
Margaret

Hi Renee,
Thank you I'm glad you see  my work getting better it's not evident to me at times ,recently I have looked as some of my previous work critically and see that I have by comparing them.The forum has been a great way of recording our first works and look back and see at what stage we are now.

I use W&N liquin I can't get the other.I use such a small amount that even though it not chemical free there is not much smell to it, no more then cleaners we use daily when I finish that I will buy the other I find that with every book, DVD, there is always other products advised now I will use what i have first
Marylka  

Hi Margaret,
At that time of the book Susan's palette of colors was wider range, and I think that Perm rose was one of them, there was also opaques used in the first layers in some of the demo's .Is the book helpfull in composition .
Marylka

Hi Renee,
It is funny though (as in strange and amusing) how the cool/warm thing just clicks one day and we are asking ourselves why did we not see this before. I have been wondering for years how susan got a certain pink in her roses in one of my favourite paintings a rose called D'Orleans (tried to find it but can't ) and only realised recently that i was trying to get it with a warm red not a cool one. I also think that sometimes in my attempt to stay true to susan's method I was limiting my palette and would have got the pink with permanent rose most likely.

Anyhow life is a fun journey when you are a painter. You know sometimes i see a painting and i want to cry because it is so beautiful and i keep trying to get to "that" standard. My Atelier book is heavy reading and i know if i persist i will learn a lot.
regards
Margaret

Hi Linda, Do you have any photo software? It can help to  edit the photo by increasing saturation.
It will help you see the color temperatures better.

Hi Renee, your welcome  Arleta is my the other favourite Artist
As you say I do that also I add my own version to painting .In the yellow rose and bowl in oils it looked too pretty so I used my knowledge of watecolor to add little glazes of oil adding the reflecting  colors that I saw to make it more natural looking and it worked in the same principal because of using the light to dark Using the glazing in the oils I don't get mud .
Started on a new one today at art class it's water and a boat I'm trying the technique I did get quite a bit done .

Margaret apart from the boards if you prapare them yourself it will be economical, the paint needed is so small in comparison the the other method a tube goes a long way as well as the medium and being able to freeze it is great it doesn't last indefinatly in the freezer though. I bought a gorgeous color that I'm wanting to use it was so expensive, I hope it's worth it. I'm going to paint a old silver tea pot and roses .
You will miss your daughter, but then you will need to go over for a visit .
Marylka

Yes, you do.    I think painting is like handwriting and should be, very original. I have seen your work get better and better! I have to keep up! LOL! I better get busy!

Hi Girls - quite a few posts today!! I was actually going to say that painting oll in glazes and waiting for them to dry would be very time consuming - then I read from Marylke that it only takes 24 hours to dry but mind you if you were itching to put on the  next glaze it could be frustrating! I paint all my oils (mainly flowers) with a wet in wet technique - so you can paint quite a while before you get to that over blended stage but sometimes even then it is frustrating to have to stop to wait for it to dry.  I am definitely going to buy Arleta's book now as now I am very curious.  

Hi Paula,
Yor method is alla prima while glazing does take time to dry I work on several so that I can do a bit on each or go back to water color. The glazes are mixed with Liquin medium that is what is used as the (water )to thin down the paint very little is used.
I still haven't finished one I started a while ago I didn't have the Ultrmarine blue green shade I have it now so I will finish it glazing gives beautiful glowing colors leaving the white of the board to the white's although I always add color to that as well if only lightly I don't like that the gesso is showing through they do get a varnish on the whole painting when totaly dry.It is a lovely way to paint no mud made, it's my favourite with oils I also have my own version .
Marylka

What Brand of Liquin?

Its also part of the fun to know this and play with it. It becomes 2nd nature easily.