Behind the paintings

Inside the Studio

The paints, brushes, mediums, surfaces and digital tools I actually use.

My Palette

I work mainly in oils and use Gamblin for most of my oil colors, with Lukas for smaller studies and experiments. For acrylics, I use Liquitex Heavy Body and Golden Heavy Body.

Blue is my favorite color, with greens close behind. But the color I buy more than anything else is Titanium White. I somehow always need another tube.

Brushes

I use rounds, flats and filberts depending on what I’m painting. My go-to brands are Rosemary & Co. and Princeton.

Surfaces

For oils, I prefer canvas and canvas panels. For acrylics, I like wood panels. I’ll use multimedia paper occasionally, but I’m not a fan of how easily it curls.

Oil Mediums & Solvents

  • Gamsol
  • Refined Linseed Oil
  • Liquin Original
  • Gamblin Galkyd Gel

Acrylic Mediums

  • Matte Medium
  • Golden Clear Leveling Gel

Digital

  • iPad
  • Apple Pencil
  • Procreate

Around the Studio

  • Blick plein-air easel
  • Blick sketchbook