About support, I paint on linen fabric marouflated on wood panel, then I add a layer of texture with a gesso primer.

My palette is a large piece of glass. Depending on the scene I’m going to paint, I put sometimes a toned paper under to reach an accurate sens of values. By default I have a neutral mid gray paper under it.

The paint I use is a local French product called Leroux (cf https://manuelbichebois.com/links/). I have used a several number of brands and at extra-fine level, they are all goods, so I decided to encourage local business.

  • Titanium White
  • Zinc White
  • Cadmium Lemon Yellow
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Madder lacque
  • Cobalt Violet
  • French Ultramarine Blue Dark
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Manganese Blue (rarely)
  • Cobalt Green Dark
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber (rarely, only figures and portraits)

About medium I always do my blocking with rectified and odorless turpentine, then in use walnut oil if needed (cf https://manuelbichebois.com/links/) .

Finaly, my brushes are not as local as my paint, cause I use Rosemary & Co (England is not so far from France 🙂 ), a wide variety of size and quality, mostly flat and round (for figure and portrait) (cf https://manuelbichebois.com/links/) .