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| 24" x 36" oil on stretched canvas |
My mother had purchased a painting for her dining room that always bothered me. It had sort of a Native American theme and a large part of the painting was the bottom of a stool. A stool? Really? The technique was realistic so there was no mistaking what that thing was that took up half the painting. Was the artist trying to be clever about something? Was I just missing the point? I didn't understand how all the objects fit together and Mom couldn't explain it she "Just liked it okay and needed something to fit in the space..." I guess I complained a lot about that painting because she asked if I could paint over it and give her something better.
I should have started from scratch because the painting was done in thick impasto and I could tell it had been taken off the original stretcher (and probably shipped), then re-stretched onto a really cheapo stretcher that was not put together properly. I reinforced the stretchers and stretched the canvas again, as carefully as possible. Then I covered over the painting with Flexible Ground and allowed it to dry completely before priming and beginning my painting.
You can still see a hint of Ground behind the painting but I kind of like the texture of it. Once varnished, some of the texture may disappear.
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| The original painting |
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| After the Ground is applied |
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| B&W to check values |
This painting is Not For Sale.
Your mom is going to love this painting. So pretty, Kari!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Darla!!
ReplyDeletewow! i love this. and i love the idea of being able to cover over a canvas that just doesn't work.
ReplyDeletewoot, Kari!!
Thank you, Cris! Because this was stretched canvas rather than Masonite or canvas board, I needed to use the flexible ground as opposed to just Gesso. Gesso would have covered but risked cracking later on if the painting was moved.
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