Reply #1: you seem to already have a working knowledge...

[cleofus1]

setting up a working studio is not cheap...how much space do you have?

well anyway...some spitball ideas and reflections...


get a mitre box if you can and get to making your own supports again, that is the way to go...but you knew that!

another thing i've seen is using a thick sheet of glass laid flat on a table to use as a palatte...if you have the space and a little cash that seemed to be perfect...

one kick ass brush...

i've never done it but some of my pals have and i think it really looks fantastic...when your oils have dried laquer/varnish your painting...either way oils do dry relatively slowly...so try to maintain a dust free environment for your "drying space"....



note this artists "favorite brush"