About The Artist:
Susan Caumont
I define myself as an artist and naturalist. I have freelanced my art all my working life. Among my many assignments and contracts were; designing the letters to be carved into stone on government buildings in Washington, DC and working as a natural science illustrator for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. But these and other artistic efforts were just for ‘staying alive’ as the saying goes. As these many years have passed the...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.