Leon Holmes Brush Cleaning
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- To add to our Brush Cleaning Series, we asked our friend Leon Holmes to show us how he cleans his oil brushes. Leon is a Plein Air painter predominantly, then finishing his larger works in the studio. We hope this is useful for painters who are in a rush - and often need to be on-the-go.
To see The Leon Holmes Brush Set click the link below:
www.rosemaryandco.com/leon-ho...
"Since being introduced to Rosemary brushes I have found no better wand I would want to wield. The rosemary brushes in my set have out lived any other brand five times over and are still in a condition like the day I bought them 3 years ago. Impressive!
I recommend here a simple but very versatile set for plein air studies where no two subjects are ever the same. Short flats in different sizes are great for pushing paint around and offer a variety of marks especially when it comes to buildings, windows and rooftops. The softer bristles of the 279 series are perfect for softening edges and smoothing textures. The filberts, I have chosen 2 of each as I like to have a dark and light, or warm and cool for general use. The rigger for the signature and the Egbert is a fun one to play with and loosen things up ;)
The old saying goes 'A bad craftsman blames his tools' Maybe he has a right to if he is not using Rosemary brushes. I'm positive they've improved my work!"
To visit Leon's website please click the link below:
leonholmesart.com.au/
Plus he's wearing a hat inside
Gotta love that.
Thanks Rosemary and Leon for the video! Leon is such a nice fella! :D
I noticed he said baby oil or engine oil. I was a billboard painter when they were hand painted in the 70s and 80's. I used engine oil to keep brushes from drying out. I still have some of those brushes that are fine about 40 years later. So I have recently started using it for my oil painting brushes, but I never use water. I just wipe them good and go back to painting. I tried Mark Carder's brush dip which is great if you paint every day or so,but it will dry out if left over a week or so.
Love the pot of fuzzy brushes next to his solvent tub!
All very good advice about cleaning brushes with the exception of using hot water.
Hot water negatively affects the glue holding the bristles in the ferrule causing the bristles to fall out. Better to use gentle warm water with a little brush soap.
That is awesome tips that I can use in my care and management of my brushes
Floyd Fernandez I’m really happy to hear you found this useful! Thank you
Great info, thank you, just one question - I was under the impression that hog bristle couldn't be cleaned with water, I gather you've never noticed any damage to your brushes?
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He cleans one brush, has a beer and calls it a day...
Definitely an Aussie
Engine oil?
Haha
Ohhhh I love this country
The only thing I would do differently is to wipe the brush off on a flat surface rather than pulling on them, but maybe it’s fine.