Challenge 20

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6 X 6 On Gessoboard

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R&F oil sticks and Shiva Paintstiks

This painting was done for the Daily Paintworks challenge. I have always been intimidated to do one but I loved the challenge so I decided to take a chance.

I used oil sticks with my small palette knife. This was my second painting using gessoboard and the R&F oil sticks. The first painting, I had a hard time with the smooth surface of the gessoboard. I had very little control. I am used to being rough with the paint and pushing it around so when the paint glided on this surface so easily, I was instantly nervous! But for this painting, I can already feel my comfort level increasing as I was quickly able to glide the paint to where I wanted! What scared me at first, thrilled me later!  The paint also mixed nicely, as well as was able to layer paint easily. So, as I get used to the new surface, I can tell you that I am going to love it! As for the R&F oil sticks, they are amazing. A little bit goes a long way. They mix beautifully with the Shiva paintstiks and glide right under my palette knife. I do have much less control with them as they seem to melt right onto the surface. But like anything, there is a learning curve.