Painting on gesso is a lot like painting on YUPO paper - the paint lays on top of the gesso and can be lifted very easily back to white. That was the challenge in this painting - I had to be very careful not to work the paint too much because then I would lift to the surface of the gesso/clayboard. It is also very difficult to get darks, which in this painting, was a major compositional element. It will have to be sprayed with a fixativ or acrylic spray because the paint will lift if a drop of moisture would fall on it. I did touch some white acrylic to the left side of the bowl because I failed to save my whites there.
This is painted from a photo from the Wet Canvas Reference Library.
6 comments:
This is a beautiful painting and it's incredible it is done on board and not watercolour paper! :)
I am so glad you like this painting, Ingrid! The clay board covered with gesso, makes the painting more of a challenge as you suggested. It is much easier to control the watercolor on paper than on the gessoed board - but - I love the effect you can get on the board which is different from the paper, don't you think?
Hi Barb, very inspiring piece. I especially admire how you painted the doily and the crystal. The lemons are lovely too.
Barb - your painting is lovely - it would be difficult I am sure to get the darks right but you certainly did. Thanks for sharing.
Nancy - thank you for your wonderful comments - your remarks are very meaningful to me coming from such an inspiring and inspired painted as yourself!
Debbie - thanks for taking the time to visit and to comment - your remarks are very appreciated.
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