It's wonderful when I get a commission to paint someone's cat or dog. What could be better than looking into these eyes for part of an afternoon?
I also painted a small landscape today and suffered all the way through. Only tonight did I find out why. I thought I'd bought one of Ampersand's cradled gessobords, but it turns out it was a claybord. The paint almost dried on contact. It felt almost like painting with acrylics. I'm going to try a second pass at it sometime by "oiling in" first and see what happens. Has anyone out there used a claybord and could offer words of advice?
I also painted a small landscape today and suffered all the way through. Only tonight did I find out why. I thought I'd bought one of Ampersand's cradled gessobords, but it turns out it was a claybord. The paint almost dried on contact. It felt almost like painting with acrylics. I'm going to try a second pass at it sometime by "oiling in" first and see what happens. Has anyone out there used a claybord and could offer words of advice?
8 comments:
Awwwwww.... This painting is tooo cute.
You have such a wonderful way to know how to place and crop your images!! Not to mention how well you PAINT... Anyhow.. love this.
I remember my shock the first time I used a claybord. I hated it and never tried again. I'd be interested to hear how your oiling experience went.
Hi Susan,
wonderful cat portrait, the eyes have it!
I was just yesterday on Blicks web-site trying to figure out the difference between clayboard and gessoed board. The thing I noticed about clayboard was , they didn't mention it was suitable for oil paint. That could be the problem.
Hi Susan,
A super cat painting. So filled with expression.
xoxoxoxBarbara
Very nice cat! It's incredible how different a photo's colors can be with different sources of light...
Best regards,
Carolina
Hi Susan,
I've give you the Bella Sinclair award. Check out my blog for details.
xoxoxBarbara
Hi Susan,
I was rushing. I mean I've given you
the Bella Sinclair award. It's for
sisterhood in art. Right on!
xoxoxoBarbara
Lovely portrait - I think I prefer the cat with the gray/green fur.
I love it Susan, so you apinted this and also a landscape! Now I know I am slow. Let me know how the oiling in went, did you use Walnut Oil? Flynn
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