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Go Beaux go!
Cecelia Beaux was considered among the top American artists during her lifetime and this show is long overdue, in that regard. She was world renowned and hugely successful winning top awards and reviews from the powers that be.
I've just returned from Atlanta, where I led two workshops. One evening, after class, the participants of my portrait drawing workshop and I went to see the exhibit at the High. The paintings were absolutely magnificent and the high point (pun intended) of my visit. I can't wait to come back in July for another peek.
I may be mistaken here but I believe Studio Products were not in existence 100 years ago so I doubt she used any of their concoctions. My guess would be that she used either stand oil or sun thickened linseed oil with a bit of thinner.
Personally, I feel that great painting is more a function of who's holding the brush than what the brush was dipped into.
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