Painting panel prep

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 polymer is 3 hours, the gesso drys much more quickly. We sand between the layers, and wipe the dust off with a soft rag - then the airbase is ready for paint!

This morning I'm prepping an 18" round birch panel for an 18 month Sacred Space paint process with other graduates of Intentional Creativity trainings, and watching the Flow Nouveau class videos.

Paint panel prep

My gesso had dried out, so I decided on using some of my favorite white - Titan Buff - with gel medium for the substrate!

Are you ready to paint? I'm planning on offering classes locally - watch the event page!

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