[Aquanet] Watercolor canvas painting

[NitaLeland]

As a watercolor purist, the idea of varnishing a watercolor breaks my heart. Some shows don't allow this. I don't know about longevity, but I would be concerned about keeping dust off the surface, even with the varnish on it. 

Stretching watercolor paper on canvas stretchers is cool, though. I used to do it and loved the relaxed feel of the surface and how it returned to a taut surface as it dried. But it seemed like a lot of paper was wasted in the process and took too much time to prepare. 

Nita

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: artistvalerie at rogers.com 
  To: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net 
  Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Watercolor canvas painting


        Another way that is being done here in Toronto is to take watercolour paper and soak it for a few minutes.  Put it over an ordinary canvas support with a stretcher, fold it over neatly and staple it on the back.  Do the painting.  Coat the whole paper with spray varnish when it is done.  People are then framing it without glass.  Let me know how it works for you.  
        Has anyone tried this and what is the longeivity of this method.  Valerie Kent


        http://valeriekent.com





        --- On Fri, 11/21/08, alan zweigbaum <arzweig at yahoo.com> wrote:

          From: alan zweigbaum <arzweig at yahoo.com>
          Subject: [Aquanet] Watercolor canvas painting
          To: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net
          Received: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:59 AM


Thanks for the suggestions on handling acrylics...
Have any of you used the watercolor  canvas successfully?
I did not I have  watercolor  canvas on hand for a workshop but did have
ordinary canvas mounted on a wooden frame .  I coasted it with guesso  a number
of times and proceeded to use watercolor paints  and collage it in certain areas
with rice paper using yes glue to give it texture...It turned out OK but you can
still see the canvas if you look close  ...I sprayed it with fixative 
 because it wasn't watercolor canvas and the sides have staples on it which
showed  I just put it in a frame   (16x20) sans matt and glass  I am wondering
if it will hold up?   What do you think?  Rosemary Zweigbaum


      
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