*edit 07/24/21* The Etsy experiment is over and I will only post works there by request. I will continue to post new works for sale in my Saatchi Art shop.
I’m experimenting with selling new small works in my Etsy shop. I’ve posted 20 each 8×10 inch paintings from Series 31, which is still in progress with 20 more canvases that I hope to finish by the beginning of 2021.
I paint these stretched on board with masking tape, then store them in an archival box with layers of interleaving paper, just like I did with Series 30. These ones are smaller in size, and the canvas I’m using is pre-primed with absorbent ground gesso. The smooth, absorbent surface takes the paint in a way that is similar to watercolor paper – and this has had a dramatic effect on the final outcome of the paintings. Here are some examples of the watercolor like effect:
And here are some examples of what the paintings look like once they are stretched and framed:
