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A Work in Progress...
The support:
I choose to work on plywood panels, usually about
1/2" thick. The
panels are sanded and sized with a dilute solution of rabbit
skin glue. Then covered with approximately 10 thin coats of
gesso (rabbitskin glue soaked and melted with the addition of
precipitated chalk). Though I plan to paint on only one
side of the panel, I usually cover both sides of the board.
This seems to keep the board from absorbing moisture unevenly
and thus warping. And indeed, if unsatisfied with my first
attempt, I often turn the board over and proceed with a new
painting on the other side. I usually begin sanding after
about 4 coats of gesso, beginning with coaser
grades of sand paper, resolving to finer grades by the end coats.
If too much chalk comes off in the sand paper, the glue is not
holding and needs to be corrected. Finally, a smooth and
sensuous eggshell-like surface is readily thirsty for paint.
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A
work in progress
The technique I use to paint landscapes in oils.
The
Ground
How to choose and prepare a panel for painting.
Egg
tempera
Some basics on painting with eggs.
Mixed technique
from the Ecole des Beaux Art, Paris.
Fresco
Some basics of painting fresco and fresco secco.
Encaustic
Some new expereince with an old technique.
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