Gesso

 It may not look much, but this is an Art Board re-primed.

The piece I was working on really didn't come together, so I decided to make a change.

Incidentally, the previous Oil painting was totally and completely dry, 

that's important as I then painted 3 coats of Gesso over it....

each layer of Gesso being completely dry, of course, before the next layer went on.

If you look carefully you will see the textures and outlines of the previous art, 

but that doesn't bother me, it will add to the look of the next painting.

It might be a little while before I get round to doing the next artwork on this board,

but at least I have it ready to go.

~ Just don't be afraid to redo artwork the old masters did that all the time ~

Handy tip

 
We don't always have the time for a detailed drawing when out and about.

I take sketchbooks and pencils with me, so I can capture enough of the scene to draw from them later.

Even a small watercolour kit is useful.  

Surprisingly, having been in the place sketching, this helps the memory of the scene come back. 

Makes the painting so much easier.

Oil palette clean up

Firstly, let me say that there are VARIOUS ways of cleaning paint palettes.  I'll be adding other options here on this blog at some point, however, for now here's one option.

 Example:

- Oil paint dried onto palette as seen in the image below -

 

 I tend to prefer Zest It! for Thinning the oil paint and Cleaning brushes.  

So, when the pot of Zest It! eventually becomes really mucky, I can use it to help clean up the dried Oil paint that's on the palette.

Now you have to admit, this is a mucky pot of Zest It! medium 

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Rather than dispose of this, I still have a use for it

- so click the image below for a short vlog demo -

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

It's

2021 

and

Wishing you all the very best

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