Cohorts

Past Meetings

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April Cohorts: Beyond Fat Over Lean — Building Stable Paint Structure Across Layers 5

ID: 86435461659

May 2, 2026 at 11:00 am
March Cohorts: Impasto Without Regrets: Paint Stability, Water Sensitivity, and Layered Structure 5

ID: 83867971991

March 28, 2026 at 11:00 am
February Cohorts — Varnish, Earth Pigments & Shipping Paintings 1

ID: 82780502095

February 28, 2026 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Review Session: Supports, Layers, and the Back of the Painting 6

ID: 89883532349

January 31, 2026 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Zoom: December Studio Best Practices—Sizing, Cold Wax, MDF, and Acrylic Drying 6

ID: 82989231165

December 27, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts – Supports, Grounds, and Varnish: Canvas, Paper, and Wood (November 2025) 5

ID: 88662446598

November 29, 2025 at 11:00 am
horts Meeting — Old Materials, New Insights: Oil Paint Additives, Egg Yolk, and Animal Glue 5

ID: 83212064480

October 25, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Live: Oil Over Acrylic, Solvents, Cracking & Varnish—Evidence-Based Best Practices 5

ID: 81002691282

September 27, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Meeting: From the Ground Up—What Great Paintings Stand On 6

ID: 86158377574

August 30, 2025 at 11:00 am
Defeating “Voodoo Darkening” in Oil Paints 6

ID: 89814435713

June 21, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Meeting — Canvas Durability & Evidence-Based Best Practices 5

ID: 88200757280

May 31, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts April 2025: Titanium White, Alkyds, and Yellowing Prevention 4

ID: 87534555109

April 26, 2025 at 11:00 am
March Insights: Oil Paint Pre-Treatments and Color Preservation 4

ID: 88426878317

March 22, 2025 at 11:00 am
Unlock the Science Behind Oil Painting—Join This Exclusive Cohorts Meeting 5

ID: 86304948839

February 22, 2025 at 11:00 am
Cohorts Meeting on Acrylic Underpainting, ACM Panels, and Varnishing 5

ID: 87263824169

January 25, 2025 at 11:00 am
What Every Artist Needs to Know About Modern Oil Paints 4

ID: 85668707003

December 28, 2024 at 11:00 am
November 2024 Artist Roundtable 5

ID: 88542962644

November 30, 2024 at 11:00 am
Artists' Materials Legislation, Lightfastness and New Paint Line 5

ID: 83167966521

October 26, 2024 at 11:00 am
Modern Oil Paint - Cohorts Meeting Discussion 6

ID: 84376560527

October 5, 2024 at 11:00 am
Oil Paint Driers How They Enhance Drying and Affect Paint Longevity 6

ID: 82463791900

August 31, 2024 at 11:00 am

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April Cohorts: Beyond Fat Over Lean — Building Stable Paint Structure Across Layers

May 2, 2026 at 11:00 am (Pacific Time (US and Canada))

Meeting ID

86435461659

Description

The April Technical Studio Session challenged one of the most repeated rules in oil painting: fat over lean. But if “fat over lean” is not the real answer, what should artists use instead?

This Cohorts meeting continues that discussion by focusing on how paintings are actually built—layer by layer—and why structural compatibility matters more than simplified rules.

We will look at:

Why paint films fail: cracking, sinking-in, wrinkling, delamination, and softness
How pigment volume concentration (PVC) and critical pigment volume concentration (CPVC) help explain paint behavior
Why solvent use changes structure more than most artists realize
How grounds, underpainting, body color, and glazes interact physically
How to think about “strong” versus “weak” paint layers in practical

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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3_uzum0BR4SP7nKdmTPRIg

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