Why you should Stop Using Linseed Oil for Painting and Transition to Walnut Oil | David Molesky

David Molesky is a figurative painter who stopped using linseed oil to avoid the toxicity of solvents. He lays the case for walnut oil as a viable — and perhaps even better — alternative. 👉TUNE IN: 28th of July at 2pm Eastern Time, David will do a live demonstration of the walnut oil technique via School of Apelles on Telegram for all our members there. Learn how you can become a member of the group chat on Telegram: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52426345 Topics discussed in this episode: • The advantages of painting with Walnut oil • How to paint "fat over lean" without turpentine • Using chalk in the different layers of paint • Using a palette (range of colors) that is more lean in itself • Painting wet-in-wet without turpentine • The problems of different varnishes and how people varnish • How to varnish properly • Defatting your canvas if it has been standing for a while • How to size your canvas properly ▶ Full video (1 hour 4 minutes): https://www.patreon.com/caveofapelles 🎵 Full audio: https://caveofapelles.com/podcast This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a "Man in the Forrest" (2007) by David Molesky. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com