Magpie in Flight

 For a blog that is ostensibly about painting -- hence the name gesso* tales -- there has been precious little painting. This summer I played with paint a little.

Magpie in Flight

oil on board  

24" x 18"

    61cm x 46cm    

* gesso | ˈjesō |     noun (plural gessoes) a hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood: the surface must first be given several coats of gesso | [as modifier] : gesso panels.