Beginnings

starch paste on traditional gesso applied to and open weave cloth on masonite

Over the last couple of days I have been putting together

some painting substrates

Starch paste on plaster applied to and open weave cloth on masonite

and I though some of you might be interested in my process

just plaster

so here we go

plaster and starch paste on heesian applied to pine

I am hoping to get some underneath texture to pick up colour as I apply paint

but being a natural girl I don't use such things as gel/acrylic medium

so i gots to find otherways

plaster and on heesian applied to pine

plaster likes to pop right off pine

well it likes to wait a couple of months and suprise

you one day

so to try and combat that i have applied

an open weave cloth a light one on the smaller pieces

and hessian/jute on the bigger ones

this should give it something to grab onto

plaster and on heesian applied to pine

the starch paste is to give some idea of a horizon line

so I will be vaguely referencing landscape

paint will be added tomorrow

on the toipic of my process

I have been asked by Dorie to teach in the Netherlands

next year May/June 2013

and as you can imagine that is an awfully long way

so I am hoping there might be a few more places that

would be interested in learning my particular brand of madness

And with a lovely mention by the fabulous India

how could I possibly go wrong

please contact me or leave a comment

if you would like to host me.

x te