Genesis Paints

A number of artists from the Old royal george visited the factory of Genesis Paints this week for a demonstration of a different approach to oil painting. One of the disadvantages of oils is their slow drying and the necessity of using such things as turpentine. These new paints are dried by a heat gun and can be dried in sections enabling the artist to control the process. They also use no toxic solvents and are ideal for people with allergies.
Each of the artists spent a couple of hours experimenting on a small canvas and it was interesting to see the different approaches. Some of them were converted immiediately whilst others , particularly those who go in for a large amount of texture and impasto were not quite so sure.
Certainly these paints will give some artists a different approach to their work and some at the George will convert to them.