Tony used to paint on anything he could lay his hands on and treat a shabby piece of paper in the same way as the most expensive handmade Japanese paper. This double face as one is painted on a piece of heavy cotton, which he primed with flat green outside paint and then used his oils on. He took some old barn wood for the frame and voilà a 1993 Chloride gem after running out of good paper and canvasses. When he got nervous he would 'have to' paint or draw or play flamenco for hours. That would quieten his mood.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Two as one
Tony used to paint on anything he could lay his hands on and treat a shabby piece of paper in the same way as the most expensive handmade Japanese paper. This double face as one is painted on a piece of heavy cotton, which he primed with flat green outside paint and then used his oils on. He took some old barn wood for the frame and voilà a 1993 Chloride gem after running out of good paper and canvasses. When he got nervous he would 'have to' paint or draw or play flamenco for hours. That would quieten his mood.
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