Two color-field pieces from last week. The piece on top is 8 inches square. The one below is a 6 x 4 inch postcard.
Lately I've been cutting my own postcards to paint on. I'm using Strathmore Series 400 Acrylic paper, which comes in 6 x 12 inch pads. I get three 4 x 6 cards from each sheet. I love this particular paper, although all the other painting I've been doing on paper has been on watercolor paper. The acrylic paper is 246# (400gsm) and it always stays flat after painting. I also like the woven texture on the surface. I have a pad of 18 x 24 sheets of this, but haven't used it yet.
I've been trying out different watercolor papers for acrylic painting. All have been 140# hot press. I've used Fabriano Artistico, Saunders Waterford and Canson Edition. Sometime soon I'll use a piece of each at the same time so I can decide which I like best. For now, though, each has been wonderful to work on.
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