Have You Tried The Clear Gesso Trick Lately?
'Sunflower Daydreams' 13x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $400
I searched through my pile of discarded and unfinished paintings looking for a good candidate for a makeover. I found the perfect choice. It was a failed landscape painting on Uart paper. I knew it would handle the special treatment! Clear Gesso! I simply brushed on some clear gesso right over the painting. It made a muddy but textured underpainting....a perfect canvas for a new idea! Have you tired clear gesso lately?
There is a fun and easy way to add texture to a pastel painting. It starts BEFORE painting. You simply brush on some CLEAR GESSO to your favorite paper and let it dry. The clear gesso has a slight grittiness and this combined with random brushstrokes creates a textured surface to paint on. If you want a rougher surface you can add powdered pumice to your gesso but I find the clear gesso to be sufficient. You can also use the gesso on any pastel paper including unsanded papers. Watercolor paper is a great paper to use. You apply...
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