I've got a few more things to fix but at least the board is covered with paint finally.......

Getting tired of this one yet?

Have to admit I have been working on some other projects too....I definitely have artist attention deficit disorder (AADD).

big board update

Hope to keep it going during classes.....

Big Board continued

Had to take a break on the background... was getting pulled down by the undertow.

Big Board cont.

A little more work done.....experimenting with gold.

Adding to the board

Design & Style......creating a stylized version of something is usually on the edge of my comfort zone.

Looking at many of the old Indian Court paintings I'd like to incorporate a background utilizing patterns and designs (without too much distraction from the subject).  I attempted to create some of my own simple patterns to add to the board.  Simple done well always seems complex.

 

Trying out colors with a little water mixable oils (a media oxymoron).

Going to take a long time to cover....

A Really Big Blank Board

     I bought this ampersand gesso board 36" x 48" a few years back (when $$$ was more plentiful) and although I had a project idea in mind then I put off working on it (...esp. since lately mistakes & materials are more expensive for the budget than they used to be).  Well knowing me, instead of finishing some of my other projects I find interest in restarting this one.

I have to admit I envy the clean, white, blank state of this board---on those insomnia-full nights I wish I could exchange the sleep-depriving contents of my mind for such but I digress.

       Although the board comes with a gesso surface, I sprayed a few coats of Krylon Spray Gesso which seems to help grip and absorb the first few layers of paint a little better.  Next I trace some of my drawings (I worked on previously) and use these to come up with an arrangement to transfer to the board.

   And thus a beginning.  Now to figure out how to obtain enough paint to cover.  In case there is any future curiosity about my subject choices I took inspiration from a marble soda, 16th-19th century Indian Court paintings, the pelican, & Shiva's self-sacrifice in the Samudra Manthan (you can read about the latter here if interested Samudra Manthan ).

More to come.....