Exhibitors' Session: Finding Common Ground—Understanding the Most Important Structural Part of Your Painting

Friday, February 16, 5:30 PM–7:00 PM
Petit Trianon, 3rd Floor, Hilton New York
Chair: Mark Gottsegen, Art Materials Information and Education Network (AMIEN) and author of The Painter’s Handbook

The Importance of Proper Ground for Your Painting, Properties of a Quality Ground, and the Difference between House Paint and Gesso

Mark D. Gottsegen, Art Materials Information and Education Network (AMIEN) and author of The Painter’s Handbook


Treating Your Substrate before Applying a Ground and Using Primers or Sizes under Your Ground

Scott Gellatly, Gamblin Artist Colors


Applying Grounds to Your Canvas: Application Methods on Various Substrates, Including Board and Paper

Tim Hopper, Holbein Artist’s Materials


Differences between Traditional Gesso and Acrylic Dispersion Primers

Pierre Guidetti, Savoire Faire, importer of Lascaux and Sennelier paints


Using Acrylic Dispersion Primers underneath Oil Paintings

Lynne Pearl, Winsor & Newton, ColArt Americas


Other than Acrylic Dispersion Primers: Alternative Grounds with Which to Start Your Work

Joe Gyurcsak, Utrecht Art Supplies


Developing Standards for Primers and Grounds

William Berthel, Golden Artist Colors


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