Hope's Art Journey

  "Distant Palms" is 15 x 30 and is gallery-wrapped without a frame.  This is one of my favorite scenes out from Suwannee as we boat toward the Gulf of Mexico.  During the winter, the marsh shows shades of purple and maroon and the palms make a wonderful background pattern.   This painting took me forever since I was experimenting with grounds and mediums.  The new titanium white from Utrecht is thick and dries more slowly than the Golden brand.  However, I found myself needing extender and medium especially in the sky.  Of course the sky and clouds generally need the Acrylic Flow [...]