Daily Archives: August 11, 2010

Virtues

Posted on August 11, 2010 by pearce

I enlisted my kids to help put the first coat of gesso onto the big canvas. They’re really good at helping me in the studio, seldom complaining and usually cheerful, especially when there are donuts and lunch offered as tasty … Continue reading →

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Gesso

Posted on August 11, 2010 by pearce

Following an entertaining family effort (my kids and Joseph with squirt bottles filled with distilled water) to give the big canvas a wash so that the creases drop out and the canvas gets a little tighter, Joseph worked on gessoing while I … Continue reading →

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