oil on Arches Oil paper
6.5 x 9.5"
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I was skulking around an art supply trade show on campus a few weeks ago, mostly dropping my name in various door-prize boxes (but not winning anything, for the record), when a friendly Canson paper rep offered me some samples of their new Arches Oil paper. "Do I have to gesso it?" was my first, skeptical response.
"Nope."
"And it won't buckle?"
"Nope."
Thinking, 'Yeah right, buddy," I took the proffered samples.
I taped the paper to my drawing board, as you can see here:
And it didn't buckle! End of story. For more info on this new paper, and it's secret-non-buckling-sauce,
go here.
How do you feel about paintings on paper? Do you think they are inherently less valuable than those done on canvas or panel?
3 comments:
I am wondering if framing oil paintings under glass diminishes the beauty of the oil painting. Do you frame yours under glass? If hot then how do you display them?
This is a stunning painting!
Thanks, Linda! I usually paint on canvas, and I would never frame a canvas painting under glass. With a painting on paper, I don't know! I guess just to protect it you would want to mat and frame it under glass. But I agree with you that it seems less than ideal.
I was wondering how to frame a painting on this paper without using a mat and glass. Since canvas is easy to frame, it seems like using the paper would mean more work and time. I love your work!
Thanks
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