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Sharon, my biggest problem with all my panels - ABS, gesso, Gamblin grounds, linen glued to boards, etc. - is that I have a terrible time getting the paint to come off my brushes during the inital lay-in. I work myself into snits until I get the first coat of paint down and only then do I start to cheer up a little. Is it possible that a smooth surface with little absorbency tries to repel the paint? It seems to me that panels encourage multiple coats of paint and lots of obsessive noodling on the surface.
I've been putting down an initial tone which contains a heavy dose of Studio Product's Underpainting Medium, and it does seem to help 'grab' the paint, but oddly, not with all of the panels I've tried it on.
Thank you for the website - I will certainly order from the company, and I just emailed to see if they will custom-make my dream palette (hands-free) for me. They seem have an adventurous woodworking inclination so maybe they'll say yes.
I just went back and drooled over those shadows in your painting - they are so soft.
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