Busacca Gallery

Artist Ben Hartley: This life size figurative Nude has been painted using only the best materials. The Utrecht Triple primed heavy cotton duct canvas has been stretched over light pine to assure no sagging, warping or tearing. Painted with Professional quality high pigment based Oil paints such as Rembrandt, and Old Holland, the Paintings color is vibrant and crisp. A layer of Semi Gloss Varnish coats the painting to both protect the image, but also retain the glow and \\\"wetness\\\" of the paint. The painting is framed in strong Poplar wood, and has been triple primed a deep black with gold sheer on the face. The Frame is called as a \"floating frame\" because the painting appears to be floating in the midst of the frame. The Painting was made in 2009 and is three of four in the \\\"Seeking Eden\\\" Series painted by Ben Hartley

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_painting

Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil — especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called \'varnishes\' and were prized for their body and gloss. Other oils occasionally used include poppyseed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil. These oils confer various properties to the oil paint, such as less yellowing or different drying times. Certain differences are also visible in the sheen of the paints depending on the oil. Painters often use different oils in the same painting depending on specific pigments and effects desired. The paints themselves also develop a particular feel depending on the medium.