Between the Showers

Copyrighted © 2009 by Linda Warner Constantino - 8" by 10"- oil on gessoboard.

When I woke up this morning it looked ominous. We have been having a lot of rain lately, but it cleared and got very hot around 8:30 am and out I went. This location is actually behind the local mall! I tried to work quickly but without reworking my strokes. I have found with gessoboard it helps to use a medium (classic - mineral spirits, stand oil, linseed oil) otherwise the porous nature of the board sucks the oil out of the paint and looks chalky the next day. I also like the consistency of the medium on this surface. When painting on oil primed linen I usually do not feel the need for a medium.

Marina Marsh

Copyrighted © 2008 by Linda Warner Constantino. 8" by 10" oil on gessoboard.Sold

I went out to paint today with a few friends. It was initially very foggy and then lifted rather quickly though it remained partly cloudy. I started one painting and wiped it off. I was trying to paint too much. Finding the lowest "visual denominator" is always a challenge. Then tide started moving in rapidly, too. So between the weather and the tides I was painting "to beat the clock."

I painted a bit larger for this one to help me prepare for a 16" by 20" painting that I will be working on in the studio. As ever it was great to be outside painting!