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Subject: Hardboard or Canvas?

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dreamboatannie953
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12/31/2008 3:57 AM Alert 

Hi Everyone,

I just joined this forum today. I'm in Auburn, WA (burb of Seattle), I'm a 55 yr old wife, mom, and granny. I'm a 10 year breast cancer survivor. And I'm currently trying to figure out how to go all out "ARTIST". I've been painting seriously for about 12 years and I have sold a few pieces in the past.

I wonder if anyone can help me know? Should I paint gesso hardboard (acrylic paint), or canvas on stretcher frames? If on stretcher frames, what do galleries like best 3/4 inch thick, 1 1/2 inche thick, or 2 1/2 inch thick? Framed or unframed? If I used Hardboard should I frame it under glass? I need advise please.

Kim

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01/19/2009 12:51 PM Alert 
I was hoping to see an answer to your question in the subject line because I once heard that the boards deteriorate over time. I don't know if that's true, and if so, I never heard how long that takes. Just in case, I've chosen not to do my "good" ones on them (they're great for practice, experimenting, etc); plus, I like the "bounce" of the stretched canvas, anyway.

To answer your gallery questions, here's what I have noticed. Contemporary paintings, and ones similar, are great for the thicker gallery canvases and galleries put them in the popular floating frames (I think that's what they are called.) If you're doing realistic and the like, those are framed in more traditional frames that usually fit the smaller canvas frame thickness, such as 1/2" or 3/4". What I would do is find galleries in your style and ask what sizes are being used. A framer would also be good to ask.

I'm eight years behind you and look forward to what you're doing. I wish you lots of success.
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Picasso
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marilee
Posts:4
05/12/2009 7:59 PM Alert 
Many of the masters used wood panels and they are still going after hundreds of years. You can buy wood panels covered with canvas. these are already prepared. Or you can buy unstretched canvas and glue it to wood panels. The panels can be 1/8-1/2" thick, it depends on your preference. A good source of reference for this is Keven McPhearson's book , Painting LIght ( I think that's the name), It is he gives you step by step directions to prepare these.

Marilee
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