The Produce Aisle
16" X 20"
Watercolor
$295 (unframed)
I chose a rather ambitious and atypical subject for my first painting on this new to me product. I found the darkest darks hard to achieve, but being able to lift the paint back off was a fair trade for that problem. On paper, it would have been necessary to mask off the roots or carefully paint around them.
With this canvas board, I was able to paint the solid color of the shadow and then after it dried, I went back in and lifted the paint off. I was very pleased with this effect and when I have an image that this would work particularly well with I may choose to use canvas again.
Granulation and wet on wet techniques still work fairly well on the canvas.
I have sprayed the finished product with several coats of Liquitex Archival UV Protectant Varnish.(Matte). I am planning to frame it without glass.
Do you paint with watercolors on canvas? Leave your experience in the comments. I would love to hear what you have to say.
