Hardy Texas Blues

I realized recently that all my Bluebonnet paintings had found homes, so it was time to try another.... more

by Esther Jones

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$81

Dimensions

12.000 x 9.000 x 0.050 inches

Title

Hardy Texas Blues

Artist

Esther Jones

Medium

Pastel - Pastel On Paper

Description

I realized recently that all my Bluebonnet paintings had found homes, so it was time to try another.

A few days ago, a new product arrived at my studio, and I was equally anxious to use it as I was to paint more bluebonnets.

So last night I pulled out a pad of 80lb Bristol someone had given me, and coated it with this new product: Golden's Micaceous Iron Oxide.

I had no idea whether the paper work even handle the coating...I just used it because I had it on hand.

This morning, on arriving in the studio, I found a flexible but nicely sanded iridescent gray surface. Naturally, I taped it up and began painting.

I found the surface quite nice--keeping in mind that I enjoy very textured surfaces on which to paint. The coating does take on the brush strokes, so next time I'll pay more attention to that and use those strokes to enhance the painting I'm planning.

While still having plenty of texture, the surface seemed kinder to my pastels than some others I've tried.

I'm interested to know whether I can change the color of the Micaceous Iron Oxide... Maybe lighten it a bit in order to use a wet underpainting or something. I'll be sure to report here when I've tried something new!

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July 12th, 2019

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