ALICE WHEALIN

CONTEMPORARY ART


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Paper mounted wood Panels
can be ordered custom made or you can mount paper on wood yourself.

for this particular project I needed to adhere the paper to the panel myself .
Some images follow from my first project to do this.



I have been painting upon watercolor paper mounted panels since 2019.


This is a 30 x 40 x 2"d cradled birch panel. After sanding and taping the sides of the panel, I seal the surface of the panel with several coats of medium. The tape keeps the medium from adhering to the side of the cradled panel. I let the layers dry overnight. This is to prepare the wood to not leach chemicals into the watercolor paper I plan to adhere to it.



For a large panel, it is good to have another person help place the paper onto the wood. To adhere the paper firmly to the wood, I use a thick sheet of clear acrylic under very heavy books, etc. I begin at the center with weighting the paper down. It will dry over night.

I used 300 lb. Hot Press Fabriano watercolor paper for this project.

My thanks to Joseph Abramson for helping me with this step and to Barry Lindley for a donation of Fabriano paper for this project.



After the adhesive is dry, I carefully use a razor blade to trim any excess paper. After trimming, remove the tape.



Examine the paper for rough edges and sand the edge to refine. The panel is ready to paint.





Alice Whealin
Studio:
932 S. Walter Reed Drive
Arlington, VA 22204 USA
alicewhealin@yahoo.com



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