Embracing the Oil Painting Journey: From Acrylic to Oil

This wasn’t an easy transition. The technical demands of oil—the extended drying time, the solvents, the layered approach—required a complete recalibration of how I approached a canvas. But in return, oils revealed possibilities I hadn’t known existed. Wet-on-wet blending, luminous glazing, and subtle color shifts allowed me to explore depth, atmosphere, and movement with newfound sensitivity.

More than technique, oil painting has deepened my emotional relationship with the act of painting itself. Each stroke feels more deliberate, more felt. The medium slows me down in the best way, encouraging a kind of presence that mirrors the contemplative energy I hope to evoke in my abstract work. As an artist rooted in contemporary abstraction, this journey has opened new creative doors—stretching my vocabulary, challenging my habits, and ultimately reconnecting me to the raw joy of making. It’s no longer just about what I’m painting, but how the process transforms me.

This is not a departure from acrylic, but an expansion of possibility. A return to the essentials: time, texture, emotion, and the quiet power of presence.