I love painting on wood! When I was in my Color of Woman teacher training in 2015, we painted 5 large pieces, two on wood panels! I found our "Art Doc's" tutorial on buying and mounting a hardwood panel super helpful. (But dang - those pieces are heavy!) Intentional Creativity is a process of self reflection and discovery, preparing the container is a wonderful way to begin! During Color of Woman, I painted both Taliswoman, " Songs of Light ," and Alchemist, "Firekeeper," on wood panels which my son-in love helped me prepare. I bought the plywood panels and 1x1" supports at Lowe's, then took them to Matt, who has the tools, workspace, and is handy. (And loves my art!) Hummingbird - Songs of Light He suggested using a little sanding block with fine sandpaper - and I watched a tutorial which recommended applying a couple of coats of GAC-100 (polymer, the binder for acrylic paint) before the gesso. The suggested drying time for the poly