I'm not surprised that I received zero feedback on my last blog entry. After all, three followers...? Yeah. But it's better than the one I had previously. Ha ha! Thanks, by the way, to the new followers.
I stared at that gloppy jar of gesso for a while, dreading how much I would have to water it down before spreading it on the canvases and how much sanding I'd have to do after just to get it to the decent texture to paint on. But, once again, my wonderful hubby saved the day! I think he's trying to get me off his back for being such a pack rat. He had this stash of old house paint stored away from another 'dumpster dive' find. None of them were flat white and some of them were solid when we opened them. Eventually, we came across a small jar of acrylic flat that was a humble tan. After some light sanding and a light coat of primer (that we already had as well) we laid on the left-over tan house paint. I think they came out great! And the texture is perfect for painting on. It still feels like a new, fresh canvas. Now I can move my ideas onto these bad boys! Woo hoo!
I stared at that gloppy jar of gesso for a while, dreading how much I would have to water it down before spreading it on the canvases and how much sanding I'd have to do after just to get it to the decent texture to paint on. But, once again, my wonderful hubby saved the day! I think he's trying to get me off his back for being such a pack rat. He had this stash of old house paint stored away from another 'dumpster dive' find. None of them were flat white and some of them were solid when we opened them. Eventually, we came across a small jar of acrylic flat that was a humble tan. After some light sanding and a light coat of primer (that we already had as well) we laid on the left-over tan house paint. I think they came out great! And the texture is perfect for painting on. It still feels like a new, fresh canvas. Now I can move my ideas onto these bad boys! Woo hoo!
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