Lovely, colorful piece and well executed. Regarding the comments on use of OP on paper, OP can be used on almost any support with little preparation. However, if you trend toward the softer, oiler OP brands, than there is some dange of oil incursion into the support. Similar to the surface offered by Ampersand's Pastelboard are heavy papers by either ArtSpectrum (Colourfix) or Wallis (Professional or Museum grade sanded papers). Both of these are essentially heavy grade watercolor paper with a special gritted primer screened onto it. You can also purchase the Colourfix Primer separately and apply it to supports you use. Using heavy watercolor paper with a gesso primer would probably be better than using the paper unprimed if archival quaility is a concern for you, just to guard against oil intrusion inot the support.
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