Oil paint. It's a tricky bitch.

Working with oil paint last night was the first time I've had difficulty with something in this class. All of the media we've worked with up until now has reacted exactly the way I expected, but oil paints are another story. The paint, the brushes... it's just not particularly intuitive. They don't respond the way I think they will.

Since I'm the only person in the class the teacher is sort of letting me dictate what direction we take, and although it would be easier to go back and work some more with acrylics, that wouldn't necessarily be the best use of this opportunity. So, we're going to stick with oils. Who knows, maybe in a few weeks I'll figure out how they work and make something beautiful.