This is painted in watercolors and the size is approximately 30x40 cm.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Old building in Mont-Saint-Jean, France
This is painted in watercolors and the size is approximately 30x40 cm.
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This is painted in watercolors and the size is approximately 30x40 cm.
Nice memory of your visit, Cora! I love the dog painting too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy for dropping by. Thanks also for your nice comments.
ReplyDeleteHi Cora. Great picture of this old French building. I think you've conveyed the feeling of age and weathering and I love the subtle hues in the stonework.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your question concerning the board I use. We're on a tight budjet here so I don't often buy ready-made boards.... Here is what I do....
I buy thin MDF board or hardboard off cuts from a DIY store,and some material called "butter muslin" from our local market. (Any woven, non-fluffy material will do). I lightly sand the board and spread PVA craft glue over it, then spread the muslin over it evenly and get rid of any bubbles. When this is dry, I prime with ordinary water-based white wood primer as it's half the price of gesso. The more coats you apply, the more smooth the surface will become, I find 2 coats is fine for impasto style painting. 3 or more coats will enable you to you paint in a finer, "glazing" style and more detailed work. Then just trim the edges or fold over and glue down. It is a bit of work but I do them in batches of 6 or 8, so it's not so bad. The advantage of course, is that you can cut the board to any size or format you want and....... it's CHEAP!!!!!!!!
Hope this helps.
Happy painting!!!!
Thank you Kev for your prompt reply. The whole process is a bit of work as you said. I think for the time being, I will use either acrylic paper or stretched canvas when I paint in acrylic again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, old building Cora! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice comments and your visit here.
DeleteHi Cora. I like the way you really captured the feeling of the weathered look to the building. I enlarged it and your use of "shading with tones" is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGood answer from Kev. As you said - a lot of work...but worth it.
I buy the pads of canvases and if I get a good one then I glue it down on a support. The sheets are so easy to store (or throw away if not a good one!)
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Hi Julie, thank you for sharing your time and for giving your nice views here. I really appreciate them.
DeleteWell done Cora, you can tell this is old and weather beaten , and it has just the right color . Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteEen mooi stukje geschiedenis.
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Simonne
Dear Cora - this is a beautiful old barn. I have never seen one like this. Love all the mixes of grays and browns that you used too with the lovely magenta roof, doors and windows...looks like a great place to visit. Hope you are having a great day.
ReplyDeleteHi Jane, Simonne and Debbie,
ReplyDeleteThank you all for always visiting here. Love you all.