Monday, October 7, 2013

Lakeside Reflections

I put that gesso mixture on another old painting and of course I forgot to take a picture of what it looked like  before I added it.  It was a wishy-washy watercolor.  It's no masterpiece now but I do like the textures I was able to create.  I still have at least 10 more paintings that are major rejects that I plan to re-work using this process.  If you missed the post where I talked about this you can find it here.

Lakeside Reflections
Image size 15" x 22"
Watercolor

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Posted by Nancy Goldman at 4:52 PM
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9 comments:

  1. Karen BrusonOctober 7, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Nice color harmony.

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  2. martinealisonOctober 7, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    Bonjour,

    Le rendu de ce procédé est incroyable et apporte un nouvel aspect à une peinture nouvelle.
    Gros bisous

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    1. Nancy GoldmanOctober 8, 2013 at 6:16 AM

      Merci Martinealison. C'est une technique amusante

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  3. Autumn LeavesOctober 8, 2013 at 2:23 AM

    So is this watercolor on top of that mixture, Nancy? I never seem to get this level of color saturation when painting watercolor over gesso. What is the secret combination of amounts and what is "matte" medium? Love this piece!

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    1. Nancy GoldmanOctober 8, 2013 at 6:19 AM

      Thank you Sherry. Matte medium is an acrylic medium. I think most acrylic manufacturers make it. They also make it in a gloss finish but I wouldn't use that for a watercolor painting. The mixture is 50% gesso, 25% water and 25% matte medium. I'm thinking of adjusting that to use less gesso and more medium so that it is a little more transparent the next time I try this technique.

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  4. Wendy BarrettOctober 8, 2013 at 4:22 AM

    Very pretty Nancy! The colours are really crisp!

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  5. Debbie NolanOctober 9, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Dear Nancy - I followed your comment on Sherry's site to your blog. Love the technique you used for the above painting. Your art is lovely - so glad to visit. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day.

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