This painting is a bit different for me – done in gouache on a panel called “Aquabord” made by Ampersand. I laid out my colors on a wet paper towel on my oil palette/easel so they wouldn’t dry out. Then I used both painting knives and brushes to paint. The nice thing about the gouache is that it can be reworked by rewetting, it dries fast and you can mix watercolors in if you are missing a color. Since painting this I’ve used just white gouache with my watercolors in my sketchbook and really like that effect too.
If you want to frame without glass you can coat with Renaissance wax, an archival sealer.
The location was Shadowood Farm in Palm City, Fl. Its an organic farm and everything is grown in raised beds. [Rabbit prevention] Next time I go there I’ll try to paint the garden but this time I couldn’t resist the pond.
Using All The Crayons 
Really nice work! I had a sample of the Ampersand Aqua board using watercolor and I wasn’t too thrilled but I will definitely try using gouache. Thanks for the tip about using a wet paper towel.🎨
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Thanks Yolande! Another tip for working with the Aquabord – wet it first, in fact I wet it with a light wash to tone it if I’m using gouache anyway. They say that releases air bubbles.
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I have another board, so I will try it again. Thanks!
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Yes – don’t give up on it! 🙂
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It’s lovely, well done! Wish I could see it in person and visit with you.
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Thanks Nancy! Wish we could visit too.
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