{"id":7516,"date":"2017-11-26T20:29:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T01:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=7516"},"modified":"2017-11-26T20:29:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T01:29:43","slug":"turpentine-diaries-11-26-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/turpentine-diaries-11-26-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Turpentine diaries 11\/26\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

After flavoring my medium with additions for several days, today I used my normal medium.  I worked on this painting during both of today’s sessions.  When the painting surface is right, as with this painting, my normal medium is unbeatable. <\/p>\n

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Read more<\/span>Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>

What is a good surface?  I like smooth surfaces.  ‘Smooth’ means the canvas weave is almost invisible.  As with my medium, I’ve tried a lot of different materials and processes.  Here’s my current practice:<\/p>\n

A. 1 layer of GAC 100 (glue replacement)<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

B. 2 layers of extra-fine acrylic gesso. Each layer is sanded smooth.<\/p>\n

C. 1 layer of oil-based ground applied with a scrapper. The scraper makes a smoother surface than simply painting it on.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

D. 1 layer of middle-tone oil paint thinned with turpentine and containing a smidge of copal varnish. Applied with a brush.<\/p>\n

I consistently get good surfaces with this process.  I will most likely drop the first step.  I use the GAC 100 to smooth the canvas tooth and make the application of the gesso faster.  The acrylic gesso does not require a layer of glue to protect the canvas as traditional oil grounds do.  I haven’t decided to replace the first step with another layer of gesso, or just drop it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After flavoring my medium with additions for several days, today I used my normal medium.  I worked on this painting during both of today’s sessions.  When the painting surface is right, as with this painting, my normal medium is unbeatable.  Read moreCleveland Museum of Art Opens RenovationsWhat is a good surface?  I like smooth surfaces.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":7515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[208,6,19,343],"tags":[243,271,56],"class_list":["post-7516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-paintings","category-studio","category-turpentine-diaries","tag-playhouse-square-series","tag-studio","tag-unfinished-paintings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/studio-2017-11-26.png?fit=800%2C682&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7188,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/turpentine-diaries-71617\/","url_meta":{"origin":7516,"position":0},"title":"Turpentine diaries 7\/16\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I decided to work on my backlog of unfinished studies and small paintings. 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