After taking an art workshop recently, I couldn’t wait to get back to my own easel, and my own painting style!
During the workshop I experimented with painting on a new surface, Ampersand gessoboard
This is really becoming popular with professional artists because of it’s durability and it’s much easier to ship
It’s so different from painting on canvas, the surface is slick and doesn’t grab the paint like a textured surface does…
So far I am not a convert but I did do this painting on a 12″ x 12″ gessoboard and thought it would be fun to compare with another recent painting I did on a canvas
At the end of the post
you can take a little quiz just for fun
but for now,
Let’s paint!
I painted the gessoboard black, and taped the inspiration photo and color charts I made during the workshop to my easel
I use paint to do the initial sketch and to lay out the composition
Once I was happy with the general composition I began filling in the background
Then I went back to the flowers and leaves
The flowers are built up with thick strokes of paint
Quick, loose strokes
Pink Flower Therapy 12″ x 16″ acrylic on canvas
“Casual Bouquet” 12″ x 12″ acrylic on gessoboard
The one on the left, “Casual Bouquet,” is painted on Ampersand gessoboard with a black underpainting
The one on the right, “Pink Flower Therapy,” is painted on canvas, with a red underpainting
They are very similar in style and subject, which one do you like better?
Can you tell they are painted on different surfaces?
Which underpainting color do you think is the most successful?
Thanks for painting with me today
and thank you for your input~
Happy Creating and Be Fearless!
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