Technique Tuesday: A Tip from Elizabeth Floyd

"Persimmons on a Wooden Crate" by artist, Elizabeth Floyd. Oil on canvas. 2013. Available at Principle Gallery, Alexandria VA.

My wonderful friend & painter, Elizabeth Floyd is the talented artist behind the "Bountiful Observations" series of floral still lifes and the creator of the beautiful persimmon painting above. She also writes a really awesome creative lifestyle blog which you can subscribe to here. Her lovely paintings will be included in the Small Works 2013 show at the Principle Gallery in Alexandria VA in December. Elizabeth has graciously agreed to share this Technique Tuesday tip with all of us today:

"My tip that I find invaluable is that I like to use spice jars that have a metal lid when mixing my batches of medium.  I have found that these spice jars are the best because it is always better to mix small batches of medium and the threading of the metal lids are some of the best available.  Baby food jars do not work well over the long haul because the lids do not have quality threads and deteriorate over time."

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Thank you Liz for allowing me to feature your tip today! This is one that I for sure will start incorporating into my studio routine.

And to all of you in the States, especially to our service men & women abroad--may you have a Happy Thanksgiving!