Hi Everyone! It has been such a long time since I have updated, but I have decided to give it my full attention in the future......This latest painting of mine is a mixed media impression of a lady fishing. I am a hopeless fan of Monet, Klimt, and Manet, among other greats! In this painting, I selected a studio canvas that is stapled on the back. I primed it with clear gesso. Gesso will seal the canvas for a smoother surface, but still has a "tooth". I prefer not to have the canvas texture show in this piece.
The only sketching I did was of the boat and woman. I achieve a background in layers, allowing dryiing in between....This way the color does not "muddy". I work from dark to light, as opposed to watercolor, in which I work in the opposite...In this piece, besides the acrylic paint,(I prefer Golden heavy) I also used professional paint markers. These come in a large variety of colors and sizes....I am using a light yellow green, and a fine marker size......I first finish my painting and then play with the markers! It ads a touch of texture, interest, and whimsy. On water, I usually lay the first color, on the darker side, using a wide 2 or 3 inch flat brush. I will then add different washes and dabs of paint, waiting for them to dry a few seconds and then take my wide brush and blend. I blend by sweeping my brush over the color until it is blended. You can play with this for different effects. When I am done, I used a matte varnish to seal.......If you have any comments or questions, please post them here......Till next time.....Donna:)