Padfield in November
padfield landscape painting north england winter mist frost
This painting has been sold
Acrylic on linen 8" x 8"
I wanted to try painting on linen and to stick with the acrylics to see how it all handled. I didn't have any linen and didn't want to invest too much in the fabric so I bought a rough linen weave tote bag and cut it up to make two panels. I stuck it onto 2 of my hardboard squares using matt glazing medium which makes excellent glue. When that was dry I coated the painting surface of the linen board with a couple of coats of white acrylic primer and just started work. This was a totally new, challenging and enjoyable painting experience. If you click on the image to enlarge it you will be able to see the linen weave quite clearly. What I liked about it was the irregularity and naturalness of the surface which was quite a change from painting on a very smooth surface.
Acrylic on linen 8" x 8"
I wanted to try painting on linen and to stick with the acrylics to see how it all handled. I didn't have any linen and didn't want to invest too much in the fabric so I bought a rough linen weave tote bag and cut it up to make two panels. I stuck it onto 2 of my hardboard squares using matt glazing medium which makes excellent glue. When that was dry I coated the painting surface of the linen board with a couple of coats of white acrylic primer and just started work. This was a totally new, challenging and enjoyable painting experience. If you click on the image to enlarge it you will be able to see the linen weave quite clearly. What I liked about it was the irregularity and naturalness of the surface which was quite a change from painting on a very smooth surface.
posted by Sheila Vaughan at 8:24 AM
15 Comments:
I loooove this one!!
If I think of England i get this feeling and imagine these kind of scenes, ... very well done!!
Pure and simple.
The word classy comes to mind, partly cos of the medium and partly the sparse composition.
Thanks Rene - glad it reminds you of England (and Wales hopefully!)
Hiya Simon - yeh, only the most affluent painters paint on linen you know! hehehe..I mean Stalybridge, well, you are talking 'class' man.
lovely
I've successfully used ancient threadbare linen tea towels, scrim and other cotton/linen fabrics this way. If you are going to glue them down you don't need the shrink-factor of artists canvas on stretchers :>)
So that's what you've been up to. I've missed your paintings! You've come back with a bang! I love this! You've created such a wonderful and mysterious feel to this. You're innovative ways are so inspiring. I can hardly wait to see the second painting!
Vivien, thanks, thats interesting. I must admit I didn't know about the shrink factor in canvases, never having made my own.
Hi Sheila, I have been painting but on my other blog. Glad you like this one. I have a feeling though the smooth surface hardboard is going to win out in the popularity stakes for me.
Your colors express the mood of this painting perfectly, Sheila!!!
Thanks Linny, it was a misty day and I wanted to retain a subdued palette. Glad you like it.
Like this one very much. The grey, the spareness, the texture.
Thanks Gretchen. I'm happy with the grey and the spareness but not sure the texture is for me.
This is magnificent.
Take care,
Barbara
I think this is a lovely painting - full of mystery and foreboding. I try to capture similar impressions with coloured pencil.
Deanna, thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. This was almost an experiment - using a linen support was quite a new experience for me. I think it added to the foggy feel, lol. Your coloured pencil work is very atmospheric. I enjoyed browsing your site just now.
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