I painted this picture while there, this morning. This was painted on a rough surfaced paper with a varied grain which makes for interesting washes for those willing to tackle something new. I believe this paper was manufactured in India. It was purchased from one of the major art retailers(such as Cheap Joes or Jerry's Artarama, etc.), though it was not acquired recently.
In addition, this paper has a deckled edge which is a conversation unto itself. Simply put, a deckled edge is an irregular edge made when paper-manufacture's used a wooden frame, where a perfect square edge was not possible to produce. Many hand-made paper manufacturers produced paper with their own unique characteristics.
Anyway, this is a view west across one of the Brattleboro Retreat fields. I received various comments from the group when they first saw this. One was that this landscape looked very different depending on which angle you were viewing this from. Another was that this foreground snow was the best 'dirty snow' she'd ever seen depicted. It has a 'sparkled quality', dry brush affect ,where the paint didn't reach the valleys of the paper.
It was interesting feedback and thought-provoking. However, I like how the paper doesn't seem to buckle and I tend to paint with a pretty wet brush.
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