Good one Cody, most artists I know, including moi, paint over the "older" canvas because what's on it "cannot suck enough", and you hope for a better result painting the second time. LOL ;D. Looks like you had a good one going before your move. Yes Sedona, been doing many small studies from photos, and few plein airs from my trips there. Difficult sometimes to get that foreground, for nice lead ins, on the spot, since many views are the "postcard" ones like you did here from the town! And of course, who wants to paint That horrid town, itself, Yuck!! I take the back roads that the Prius's can't go on, or go like the Pink Jeep does, even, for some good stuff "off the beaten path". Bonus: few folks go there to bother you while you paint outdoors, I've found. Cheers from beautiful Oro Valley, AZ. : )
No, I just let the texture of the old painting show through the new one. That doesn't always work if there's a lot of texture in the sky for example, but often it all works out fine.
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.😊👍🏻
Good one Cody, most artists I know, including moi, paint over the "older" canvas because what's on it "cannot suck enough", and you hope for a better result painting the second time. LOL ;D. Looks like you had a good one going before your move. Yes Sedona, been doing many small studies from photos, and few plein airs from my trips there. Difficult sometimes to get that foreground, for nice lead ins, on the spot, since many views are the "postcard" ones like you did here from the town! And of course, who wants to paint That horrid town, itself, Yuck!! I take the back roads that the Prius's can't go on, or go like the Pink Jeep does, even, for some good stuff "off the beaten path". Bonus: few folks go there to bother you while you paint outdoors, I've found. Cheers from beautiful Oro Valley, AZ. : )
Thanks Ron, and happy painting!
Is this an oil painting? Was there much surface texture to cover? Did you scrape or sand any of it off?
No, I just let the texture of the old painting show through the new one. That doesn't always work if there's a lot of texture in the sky for example, but often it all works out fine.