"Fields at Dusk" - in progress
● ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS
Paintings made
by hand, one
brushstroke at a time.
I'm Michael Myers, a painter working in oils from a small studio. Join the list to see new pieces first, read studio notes, and get early access to each release.
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12 yrs
PAINTING IN OILS
200+
WORKS TO HOMES
1
PAIR OF HANDS
THE COLLECTION
Available oil paintings
Each piece is painted entirely by hand, varnished, and signed. Framing and worldwide shipping are arranged on request.
THE PROCESS
How an oil painting is made
Oil is a slow, patient medium. A single canvas can take weeks - and that slowness is exactly where the depth comes from.
"I paint the way I breathe - slowly, and all the way through."
- Michael Myers
01
Ground & sketch
Every painting starts with a toned ground and a loose charcoal sketch - the bones of the composition.
02
Underpainting
Thin washes of oil establish value and warmth, building the light that everything else rests on.
03
Layering
Fat over lean, days of drying between layers. Color is built up slowly so the surface stays alive.
04
Varnish & sign
After a full cure, a final varnish deepens the colors and protects the work for decades to come.
MATERIALS
Nothing but oil, pigment, and time
The materials do half the work. Good linen, honest pigment, and the patience to let each layer dry - that's the whole secret.
PIGMENTS
Hand-ground, lightfast mineral & earth pigments.
SURFACES
Belgian linen, cotton canvas, and birch panel.
MEDIUM
Cold-pressed linseed oil - no solvents in the finish.
CARE
Varnished & framed to last a hundred years.
STUDIO NOTES
Letters from the easel
A short note when something new leaves the studio - new paintings, works in progress, and the occasional sketch. Rarely, and only when there's something worth showing.
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Michael C. Myers
© 2026 · Painted by hand, one stroke at a time.