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  • Writer's pictureAmy
    • Mar 3, 2022
    • 2 min read

how long do oil paintings take?

Oil paintings can take 30 mins or several years. Take a little wander with me as I look back at my process for Smoke Break.


Smoke Break an oil painting by Amy Lewis. A hand holding a coffee cup and a cigarette. The other hand is holding the matching tea saucer. The cup set is Dior bought at a garage sale. The man is wearing a sequin dinner jacket.

This is the reference image for Smoke Break an oil painting by Amy Lewis. A hand holding a coffee cup and a cigarette. The other hand is holding the matching tea saucer. The cup set is Dior bought at a garage sale. The man is wearing a sequin dinner jacket.

This is my reference photo which I took. It's my (then boyfriend) husband's hand.




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