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Gesso & Brushes January 24, 2017 09:31

I've been messing with gesso a lot. I love the smooth surface I get from using the clay scraper, but it is incredibly messy, so I tried applying it with rollers and then sanding. Read more...

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Finally Here! September 6, 2016 10:01

My Blick Light-Duty EaselI moved from Elmira, NY to Pawtucket, RI on August 18/19, but it's taken me all this time just to get sort of settled in. Read more...
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The Intimidations of Canvas June 5, 2016 10:49

Rabbit not wanting to give up its skin for gessoWhen I switched from watercolors to acrylics, I considered painting on canvas--the readymade stuff that comes all stretched and gessoed (with acrylic, not rabbits). But since I did not do brushwork or impasto, which would rule out using paper, and since I was still intimidated by canvas, I ended up continuing to use heavy cold press watercolor paper. Read more...
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Gesso & Brushes Posted on 24 Jan 09:31

Finally Here! Posted on 6 Sep 10:01

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