Thursday, February 21, 2008

Started a new painting yesterday




It's 24x36", gallery wrapped canvas in acrylic for the ISAP international show...deadline fast approaching. A lone figure will be standing on rock gazing out to sea, an island on the far horizon. I hope to capture the facination the sea inspires in me and a lot of people. Had this great idea to put a layer of Burnt Sienna down before the black for a change. The canvas was preprimed but I brushed on a thick coat of Utrecht professional grade gesso, it's extra thick, which gives a very textured surface...lots of brush strokes when dry. I used a 2" China el cheapo bristle.

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