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Teaching Oil Painting in College – Angela Batchelor

Angela Batchelor currently lives in Twin Falls, Idaho with her husband, two sons, dog, and a small flock of chickens. She is an Associate Professor of Art at the College of Southern Idaho teaching courses in Painting, Art History, Book Arts, Calligraphy, and Printmaking. Angela maintains an active studio practice with work that meanders between expressive mark-making and mixed media pieces to ones that focus on religious, social, and scientific themes. www.angelabatchelorart.weebly.com Like many contributors to the Art Treehouse newsletter and website, I started artistically as an oil painter in college. I loved it, until I hated it. The hating

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What is Sun Thickened Oil?

The use of Sun Thickened Oil dates back at least to the 14th century. At one point, someone discovered that a partially dried oil would speed up the drying process, and would increase leveling and overall protective qualities of the oil. It was also useful in glazing, sometimes adding an enamel like gloss. Historically linseed oil was used for sun thickening, and sun exposure lightened the yellow color – another benefit. However, if the sun exposure process was carried on for a bit too long, the oil could shift to a darker shade. In the historical approach, the process for making