hi have you conciderd trying watersoluble oil paints, with them you can use water instead of solvents, i personally use the ones by royal talens there cobra [study variant theres also an artist one with more colors] i really like them but i dont have any comparison with regular oils. Since i never used them and i am still really new to oil paint. I also dont use any medium because they work fine for me without and i dont really understand how i should use them. but there is a painting medium available, i also know that winsor and newton have watersoluble oils but i never tried them. congrats on your pregnancy and i hope my comment helped you out a bit. i do recomment if you concider getting watersolluble oils to check if there save for pregnancy because i dont know for sure.

Here's my entry to the september proko challenge. This is my first time ever sharing any of my drawings anywhere online. Concept: I combined the reference of the bird, statue and leaves into this perished museum statue. I changed Julius Cesars famous statement Veni Vidi Vici (I came I saw I conquered) into Veni Vidi Perii (I came I saw I perished) as with all things in life nothing lasts forever as can be seen in this statue and the sign that was vandalized as well. I know this is a sketch challenge but i could not resist to make it into an oil painting. I am still very new to oil paints and i am really pleased with the results.