painting

still prepping printouts :(

did around 3 coats on the backside of prints/fabric. last coat sunday morn.

today: glossy medium/varnish as a sealer to the front/image of each. did white areas first & fairly heavy to seal + prevent the black from smearing. once this was dry i did a heavy coat of gloss gel with a 5 inch wide putty knife. had a few wrinkles that were blended as well as creating interesting texture.

is taking forever to dry. think i will hold off until tomorrow to touch.

next:
another coat of gloss medium/varnish to seal/knock down texture & then a brush application of glossy gel. may do a 2nd putty knife coat to modify texture. i did all with the knife with vertical strokes> so i do have ridges (which may be desireable). may do a 2nd coat horizontal to create a grid effect that would reference the sq format as well as the digital/pixel element to this work/process.

buy another gallon of glossy gel :(

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did a gel/putty knife coat to the 30x30 blue glazed/clear gesso image i deem as a failure from the first paint round. my intention is to remove the paper once it is really dry. i saw an example & think it may be interesting. thought it wise to try on something that i don't care about before messing with something i create with this process in mind.

think it will need to dry/cure at least a week before messing with it. hope i have time to do this + create intended in time to dry, remove paper & have ready to present by nov 14 :(

once stuff looks dry/clear i could set up a box fan to circulate air & speed up curing time?
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