Showing posts with label oil on linen on board. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil on linen on board. Show all posts

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Cicada or Locust?

I found this little bug outside (he was dead) and thought he would be a good subject for a small daily painting. He has been waiting in my studio for several weeks. Finally this morning I wanted to try a panel that I had prepared with oil primer instead of the usual gesso. The idea of the oil primer is that the surface is a lot smoother to paint. I love to paint on smooth surfaces and this did not disappoint. The paint was like warm butter.