Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Bad paper :-(

Didn't finish this little sketch--struggled too long with it as it is--because the paper was not cooperating.
I have this problem with paper sometimes--too old? too much humidity? It becomes absorbent, flattening the color and making mixing on the paper and hard edges impossible.

4 comments:

RH Carpenter said...

Life is too short to paint on bad paper. Time to buy some new stuff to try out (or a nice 140# block you can carry with you). Hope you are looking forward to autumn.

laura said...

I have so much paper...blocks, sheets...!
Have to paint more.
I shoulda tossed this sheet after the first brushstroke.
Hoping to prolong summer a bot, but fall's nice too!

Barbara Muir said...

What knocks me out is that this is an amazing painting. I'm sorry the
paper was disappointing, but wow -- what you've done is wonderful.


XOXOXOXOXO Barbara

Celia Blanco said...

It is a lovely sketch, Laura!!