About a month ago I began working on a painting. I loved it at first, then as I "developed" areas of it I felt like it was not ending where I wanted it to. So I did the drastic thing and took my gesso and painted over the area I wasn't happy with (which happened to be smack in the middle of the piece). Last Saturday I took the canvas out and knew what I wanted to do with the center. As I shared the story with my son Jesse (graduate student in creative writing) I used the term gesso as a verb and he was really struck by it. I "gessoed" over the part I wasn't happy with. Now whether or not it is grammatically correct, it is a very descriptive word to us artists. Gesso is a primer that is extremely opaque, so when it is used what is beneath is truly covered. Of course that got me thinking about life. Wouldn't ya just love to gesso over things occasionally? Sometimes life imitates art...and we are given a chance for a "do over". That's when lessons are learned and the masterpiece of life is perfected.
The painting? It's almost done. I'll share it soon.
Artist's Statement
- Deborah Gall
- Deborah Gall was created to live a life of artistic expression. After twenty years of experience in the fiber genre, she discovered acrylic paints and has not looked back. Her love of texture and color, light and mystery, is evident in her vibrant canvases. At Abide Studio, where she works and displays her art, Deborah has created an environment that reflects the same passion for excellence, beauty, and things spiritual that motivates her creatively.
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