I had an idea while gessoing paint rags
So did a little experiment
with combining Xanthorrhoea resin
and gesso*
in all the combos each was applied to
only approx half way
1 is Xanth first allowed to dry then
gesso applied
2 is Gesso applied and while still wet
dipped into Xanth
3 is Xanth applied and then painted with gesso
while still wet
4 is gesso applied left to dry and then
dipped into Xanth
5 is gessoed on both sides, left to dry and
then dipped into Xanth
I had such fun doing this
I am going to make the samples
into a little book
with notes
and then I think I might make some for sale
x te
* by gesso I mean traditional
gesso made with whiting and
rabbitskin glue
applied while warm
