Do you know why oil painting is so expensive?

To appreciate oil paintings, you must appreciate the colors. The oil paintings before Impressionism mostly accepted realistic painting methods, detailed descriptions, and rigorous and meticulous look from far and near, but lost a lot of space, atmosphere and subtle color feelings. Countless color masters devoted themselves to the study of color science so that oil painting could have irreplaceable color beauty.In order to complete a painting, many painters go to far away to sketch, go deep into nature, and feel the beauty of nature firsthand. It takes a lot of effort in the process. 

If we only want to record the beauty of nature, why do we still need to draw oil paintings with cameras?Obviously, we need unique beauty. The unique brushstrokes are like the unique DNA of the artist, making their work unique. We can easily distinguish Van Gogh, Monet, and Seurat through brushstrokes. Either meticulous or bold, the flexibility and rhythm in the brushstrokes make the still picture of oil painting have infinite language.

Painting oil painting is time-consuming and labor-intensive. But it is time and effort that makes oil painting thick and formal. An oil painting may take several months or a year, several years or even more. In the process of painting, the painter needs to invest his emotions all the time. The resulting painting seems to tell his mood at the time. They painstakingly study and paint over and over again, and they not only paint for the sake of painting, but more importantly, they give the painting soul and make it “live”.

In the same landscape, the painter distinguishes morning and evening with hues. Some oil paintings are not realistic, but the unique light and shadow can always move people.

Why do painters like to go to places with beautiful scenery to sketch from life? There are not only beautiful scenery in the oil painting, but also the author’s own feelings. The painter does not copy the scenery mechanically, but also originates from life, higher than life, casting beauty with his years of precipitation!The superb skills and profound knowledge gained through many years of time, money and energy. The artist would rather save money for meals or other pockets to buy books and painting materials. With hard-earned money to buy knowledge, we should understand and support it.

This is why an oil painting is very expensive, but there are still countless people who like to buy and collect it. Appreciation of oil painting can bring us spiritual comfort and unlimited enjoyment of beauty.