[Aquanet] water color paper

[Annette Compton]

I'd say the biggest problem with "old" paper is that if you have it,  
you haven't been painting! Frankly, one can never have enough paper  
lying around, in my opinion.

I agree with Pat, if its a good quality rag, you can let your  
conservators worry about it. I have sketchbooks I did in sixth grade  
(1972) that are still OK, so in this lifetime, I don't think I'd  
worry about it.

If I have old half-used watercolor paper, I gesso it and use it for  
oil paintings, so its never too late to use 'old' paper for me.

Annette Compton
Compton ART
PO Box 162
Woodstock, VT 05091
(802) 457-2020
www.comptonart.net
info at comptonart.net

On Feb 10, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Patrick Davis wrote:

> Lorraine Evans wrote:
>> On an other group they have been talking about paper and shelf life.
>> Does any one here know how long to keep paper and can it become a
>> problem if its old?
> Hi, Lorraine & all
>
> If it is good paper and kept out of light and not damp, it should last
> 300-500 years- at least. If it is tree pulp and has acid, you maye be
> looking at only a very few years.
>
> Hey, _finally_ I can contribute an answer rather than just a  
> question!!!!!
>
> :-)
> Pat
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