Originals in this selection, Oil on canvas, Metaphysical.
Skies in fine glazes
Oil on canvas allows the soft gradients a metaphysical sky needs and lets shadows turn deep and velvety. Anyone seeking metaphysical oil paintings for sale should look at the smoothness of the surfaces and the calm of the composition.
The evenly graded sky is made in oil with thin layers laid over one another and blended together. This gives the transition from horizon upward that acrylic reaches only with effort. The long, cool shadows of the arcades gain depth, and the brush trace almost disappears.
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Patience in the material
Oil paint dries slowly. A fully cured painting can later be varnished, which brings darker passages back to depth. Ask whether the piece has been varnished already, and keep it away from radiators and damp rooms.
Hanging and framing
The severity of the architecture takes a slim shadow-gap frame or a dark strip. Hang the picture at eye level so the gaze can travel into the depth of the square. You will find more oil work under oil paint.