🎥 Prepping the canvas: gesso, a touch of pink, and a bit of chaos. First time trying this technique—let’s see how it turns out!
Watch how I set the base for my next artwork.
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We see a canvas that has been prepped with a pink wash. A creek-scene is blocked in with vague shapes. Drips of pink wash move down the canvas from the top of the scene.

day 920: prepping my largest canvas yet! It’s only 11x14 but it feels so huge to me after starting out with 5x7s.

Also, at one point, I started having fun dripping things if that wasn’t obvious 💧

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Priming my canvas!
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Outdoor painting, large, yellow, toned canvas.

Canvas toning ✨

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Quick behind-the-scenes: I added tinted gesso over a molding paste layer, then used backlight to redraw the sketch before painting. It’s a small, quiet moment—but one that makes everything else flow.

Also yes—my dog made sure I did it right.

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ry painting with a cat on your lap.

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In the studio today, doing the meditative work of prepping canvases. Three coats of gesso going on, including black gesso for an upcoming dark-toned piece. Love these quiet moments of preparation. Fellow artists - what's your gesso routine? How many layers do you add? #gesso #artstudio #canvasprep