Thursday, August 3, 2017

MOSSY START



And you thought it would be another honeybee painting!


No, this one is an abstracted painting, the reference photo one Sweetie took on a nature walk months ago.  It's a close close close-up of moss on a fallen log.  Pretty great photo and I wanted to try it.  


This is just the first steps BUT
now that I see it, I see that mistake in composition (the whirly-gig type shape in the right side is a no no.)  AND
I also wonder if maybe I should try this on gold gessoed paper (there are a lot of gold tones in the photo).





And speaking of gold gesso, Daniel Smith used to make it, then stopped making it for some reason.  But now - YAY - they are back in business (artists probably called and asked for it to return).  I just saw the latest Dick Blick catalog and it's in there - a bit pricey but it spreads on a lot of paper/canvas/board/whatever so lasts a long time.  Get some and try it if you want to try painting on it as a ground - you can use watercolor (spray seal the painting when finished), acrylic and oil paints on it.


I have about a 1/4 pint tub left so may order another (just in case DS stops production again).  And I think I will start over with the mossy painting on gold gessoed paper.




4 comments:

Caroline Simmill said...

Hi Rhonda, looking forward to seeing the next stage in your mossy painting, it looks good so far! gesso is fantastic stuff. I have some cheap student gesso which I have used for both paper and also for canvases to create super smooth surfaces or cling film to create nice texture when lifted off.

Debbie Nolan said...

Rhonda - will be looking forward to seeing your mossy abstract done on the gold gesso. I had never heard of it before. Daniel Smith's acrylics have a line or did that had gold paint - probably not the same tint though. Well take care friend and have a delightful weekend. Hugs!

Studio at the Farm said...

This looks intriguing already, Rhonda. I look forward to its next stage.

Kathryn

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Caroline, Debbie and Kathryn :) We'll see how the 2 versions turn out and which is best :) I just tried to order some of the gold gesso from DickBlick.com and it's backordered - so a lot of artists use it (they should make more). You can still order it directly from DanielSmith.com but it's a bit more expensive (not on sale).