Thoughts on Creating a Big Painting
Bell'Italia
Ciao Amici, I am finally finished this "grandissimo" (4' x 8') commissioned painting! It is done in oil on canvas with the addition of cold wax here and there. This was quite a learning experience for me. I did my best work at this moment in time. I am pleased and certainly hope the collector who commissioned the piece will be too. I wanted to share my thoughts about the process up to this point: First, I had no idea where one gets a canvas that BIG! I found a local frame company who builds custom canvases. It was expensive...$850! I am not completely [...]
