My Mixed Media Canvas Project - Part 7

This post is a part of my series "My Mixed Media Canvas Project". In case you missed the previous articles, you can read them here:

Mixed Media Canvas Art - part 1	Mixed Media Canvas Art - Part 2
Mixed Media Canvas - Part 3	Mixed Media Canvas Art - Part 4
Mixed Media Canvas - Part 5	Mixed Media Canvas Art - part 6

In this step we will cover the latest texture elements with gesso. Gesso is a special material that hardens the surface and prepares it for painting. This is how our canvas will look after we cover with gesso.

And here is the gesso tube that I used and also some other pastes that I bought and I will use a little later on.

I am using two different brushes, the thicker one for larger surfaces, obviously. The most challenging part is to brush-on the lace and try to make it look neat, not very wrinkly. It will stiffen in 30 minutes or so.

Keep applying gesso on everything that I glued on the canvas: the beads, the silk flowers, etc.

Now let it dry for one hour or so. My studio is small, so after it dries I must hang the canvas up, til next time.

Patience, please! I will come back with more add-ons, some additional leaves, beads and maybe butterflies. After that, we will paint and finish the canvas! Stay tuned!

PS - I posted photos of this work-in-progress on my social media, and people ask me already how much it will cost? Ha, Ha, I have no idea how it will come out, and if I ever want to sell it. It is 5 x 4 feet, not-ship-able for sure!!!

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