Struggling a bit in a workshop with nothing-to-lose on a now “experimental” piece, I gratefully shifted into “what if” thinking. I wonder what happens when I apply this clear gesso on top of this wanting-something watercolour. Small but mighty LIGHT BULB moment! The following layers of watercolour really liked the new surface. New ideas and possibilities nudge what-iffing forward. A bit more trialing
and – YESSSSS!! I can watercolour on large canvas. YESSSS!! I can watercolour on just about anything by creating this great surface.
The piece depicted here is on gesso prepared canvas. I free handed the image with a thin piece of snapped doweling dipped in India ink. This was all done while enjoying a long phone chat with my beloved daughter! Amazing what comes out of hand when the mind is preoccupied! It was then painted with watercolour using a waterbrush! Varnishing finished it nicely!
"WILD FLOWERS" 24" x 48" Watercolour and Ink on Canvas SOLD