Australian How To Paint

Coastal Walk

I live within a stone’s throw of a pristine beach. Light, whether it be in the early morning or at dusk when everything is washed in a pinky glow, features in most of my current work in the seascape genre. I work ‘large’ to avoid unnecessary detail (an advantage when one’s eyesight is not as good as it used to be), on cotton duck canvas.

STEP ONE

Take the deep edge canvas and gesso it three times. If it is commercially primed, check the weave to see if it needs another coat. Using the two inch hardware brush, wash a

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