This is part one of a demonstration on working with oil and cold wax and the very first video I ever posted. Be sure to watch my other videos, I got a lot better at doing them after this one 😁

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I'm Andrea, a professional abstract artist based in Northern California. I've been painting and exhibiting for 30 years now. My training was in France where I lived for 28 years, and I continue to grow and stretch myself as an artist. I've also been teaching painting for a while now, I run online live workshops where people join from all over the world, live workshops, I create self-paced online workshops. I also offer one on one mentorship and one off critique sessions. Visit andreawedell.com to learn more.
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Book recommendation:
The best book out there on working with Cold Wax: Cold Wax Medium, Techniques, Concepts and Conversation: https://amzn.to/2uphvT7
The supplies I'm using with links to get them:

Cold wax medium : https://amzn.to/2Rgcaqw
Scott Shop blue towels – super absorbent, great for wiping paint on the canvas or cleaning tools. I use so many of these, I buy them in bulk https://amzn.to/2RGmI0P

Graphite water soluble crayons, great for making marks https://amzn.to/2tCZJfa

pigment sticks, wonderful deep color, and the stick form makes mark making a blast https://amzn.to/2G9MZiQ

Speedball rubber brayer, available in many sizes https://amzn.to/2unD86k

Slicone Bowl Scraper, great to scrape back layers, this one’s a good size for anything: https://amzn.to/38rXSbT

Williamsburg Persian Rose oil paint that I use in this painting: https://amzn.to/2NNl5xf

Professional grade oil paint set from Williamsburg, you may as well get the best! You can use the colors in this set to make virtually any color. More on this color mixing in a next video.
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Arches oil paper in a pad, you can mount it on board after https://amzn.to/2sQPRyg

Ampersand Gesso board 12 x 12, is the perfect support for oil and cold wax, and 12 x 12 is great size to start out with: https://amzn.to/2ulmHHX

Richeson Gray Paper Palette, has a color wheel on the back : https://amzn.to/38rjbKB
Scott Shop blue towels – super absorbent, great for wiping paint on the canvas or cleaning tools. I use so many of these, I buy them in bulk https://amzn.to/2RGmI0P

Artist’s Tape – to keep the sides of your panels pristine while you’re working, or to tape your edges if you’re using paper – A MUST HAVE https://amzn.to/36lhqNX