Head from a life drawing session.

[Debra Jones]

Mike, I only used student grade Utrecht acrylic gesso, but it is old and thick and slopped it on with an old house painting brush to leave lots of strokes on the board. Most of the painting is with turpenoid-thinned paints and rubbed in and out with a rag to leave the texture in the gesso. I was trying for a sketchier look but did not use any pencils or sticks. I think I will try next time with conte over the texture and see how it looks. A bit wary that I will not be able to correct like I can using paint and turps.